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Verb
/ˈblaNGkit/,
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blankets, plural;
  1. Cover completely with a thick layer of something
    • - the countryside was blanketed in snow
  2. Stifle or keep quiet (sound)
    • - the double glazing blankets the noise a bit
  3. Take wind from the sails of (another craft) by passing to windward

Noun
  1. A large piece of woolen or similar material used as a bed covering or other covering for warmth

  2. A thick mass or layer of a specified material that covers something completely
    • - a dense gray blanket of cloud
  3. A rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing

  1. (blanket) cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"
  2. (blanket) across-the-board: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
  3. (blanket) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
  4. (blanket) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
  5. Blankets is an autobiographical graphic novel by Craig Thompson, published in 2003 by Top Shelf Productions. As a coming-of-age autobiography, the book tells the story of Thompson's childhood in an Evangelical Christian family, his first love, and his early adulthood. ...
  6. A blanket is a type of bedding, generally speaking, a large piece of cloth, intended to keep the user warm, especially while sleeping. Blankets are distinguished from sheets by their thickness and purpose; the thickest sheet is still thinner than the lightest blanket. ...
  7. (Blanket (child)) Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. ...
  8. (Blanket (Urban Species song)) Blanket is a song by eclectic British hip hop duo Urban Species and British singer/songwriter Imogen Heap. The song was released as a single from the band's second album "Blanket" in 1999. ...
  9. (blanket) A cloth, usually large, used for warmth while sleeping or resting; A layer of anything; A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed; To cover; To traverse or complete thoroughly; In general; covering or encompassing ...
  10. (blanket) To take wind from a sail.
  11. (blanket) prime fleece on the main body of the animal; best quality for spinning.
  12. (Blanket) A covering for a greyhound bearing a number and color corresponding to its post position.
  13. (Blanket) Also known as Felt Blanket, B18 blanket, An early 20th-century collectible consisting of a square piece of felt or other fabric which came wrapped around a package of cigarettes, so-called because they were sometimes sewn together to form a blanket. ...
  14. (Blanket) Insulation used for protecting fresh concrete during curing.
  15. (BLANKET) The highest quality fleece which begins at the shoulder, runs the full length of the back and down each side until it meets the more medulated fiber on the belly. Excludes neck, leg, chest, belly, and britch. The term originated from the image of a horse's saddle blanket. ...
  16. (blanket) A thick fabric cover used to provide warmth.
  17. (Blanket) Region of fertile material surrounding the core in a breeder reactor in which neutrons coming from the core breed more fissile fuel, e.g., uranium-233 from thorium. ...
  18. (Blanket) Prime fleece from shoulder, mid-section and rump on both sides
  19. (Blanket) a woollen sheet used as a bed covering
  20. (Blanket) The thick rubber mat on a printing press that transfers ink from the plate to the paper
  21. (Blanket) a sheet made of rexine or rubber that covers the impression cylinder of a press.
  22. (BLANKET (of a Dam)) A portion of the physical structure of a dam designed to affect the dams hydrologic characteristics, particularly its seepage and strength characteristics. ...
  23. (BLANKET) Hiding, concealing, or protecting something; feeling smothered / An all-encompassing feeling or belief; uniform thinking; unwillingness to make exceptions
  24. (Blanket) "John Ramsey told Det. Arndt that he had found JonBenet in the wine cellar in the basement, underneath a blanket, with her wrists tied above her head and a piece of tape covering her mouth. ...
  25. (Blanket) A continuous roll of glass fiber or rock wool used for insulation, usually 15 or 23 inches wide, 1 to 12 inches thick, and cut to the appropriate length by the installer.