My bonus doesn't come close to covering all the loan payments I have to make.
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Covering
//ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ//
Synonyms for "covering" (203 found)
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darkeningdealdeceptiondefensivediskdrapedraperyeclipseembracingenamelingencirclingenclosingencompassingenvelopeenvelopingenvelopmentenvisagingepidermisexteriorexternal
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facadefacefacetfeuillefilmflapfoilfoldfosteringfrescofringefrontgestationgildingglazeglazingglossinggraviditygravidnessgreatnessguardianguardingguisehangingheavinesshiddennesshidinghoodhousingimmunizingincludinginclusiveincorporatingincrustationincubationintegumentintermentinvisibilityjapanninglamellalamina
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laminated glasslaminated woodlapleaflineamentsmantlemaskmaskingmembranemystificationnonrevealingnumberingobscurationobscurementobscuringoccultationouter faceouter layerouter sideouter skin
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outlineoutsidepaintingpallpanepanelparentalpatinapeelpellicleperipheryplaitplankplateplatingplyplywoodpregnancypreventiveprimingprophylacticprotectingprotectiveputting awayrasherrindsafeguardingsafety glassscreenscreeningscumsecrecysecretionshadeshadingshadowsheathingsheetshellshellackingsheltershelteringshieldshieldingshroudshroudingsittingskinslabslatslicestainingstipplingsubterfugesuperficiessuperstratumsurfacetabletabletthe family waytoptutelaryuncommunicativenessundercoatingundisclosingunrevealingupholsteryvarnishingveilveilingveneervestmentvigilantwaferwatchfulwhitewashingwrapping
Noun(4 words)
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23 translations across 14 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σκέπασμα noun (that which covers something)
Armenian
3 entries- ծածկոց noun (that which covers something)
- շապիկ noun (that which covers something)
- պատյան noun (that which covers something)
Bulgarian
2 entries- облицовка noun (that which covers something)
- покривка noun (that which covers something)
Finnish
1 entries- peite noun (that which covers something)
German
1 entries- Abdeckung noun (that which covers something)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 noun (that which covers something)
Hebrew
2 entries- כיסוי noun (that which covers something)
- עֲטִיפָה noun (that which covers something)
Hungarian
2 entries- borítás noun (that which covers something)
- burkolat noun (that which covers something)
Ingrian
1 entries- kate noun (that which covers something)
Irish
1 entries- cumhdach noun (that which covers something)
Latin
4 entries- integumentum noun (that which covers something)
- operculum noun (that which covers something)
- tegimen noun (that which covers something)
- tegumentum noun (that which covers something)
Manx
1 entries- coodagh noun (that which covers something)
Māori
1 entries- tūpuni noun (that which covers something)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- pùball noun (that which covers something)
- sgàile noun (that which covers something)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Those guys are ruthless, covering up their tracks like that after all their wrongdoing.
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"Ryu, I can't seeee!" "Naturally, that's because I'm covering your eyes."
Source: tatoeba (328236)
This bride is covering her face with a veil.
Source: tatoeba (680592)
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