Entry Word: cover

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents <whereʼs the cover for the cookie jar?>

Synonyms cap, lid, top

Related Words dome, hood, roof; capsule, case, casing, covering, housing, jacket, sheath, shell

2 means or method of defending <provided cover while their comrades ran for safety> — see defense 1
3 something that encloses another thing especially to protect it <put the restaurant menus in clear plastic covers so that they would last longer> — see ¹case 1