| covering | | |
| n. (object) | 1. cover, covering, natural covering | a natural object that covers or envelops.; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" |
| ~ natural object | an object occurring naturally; not made by man. |
| ~ scale | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals. |
| ~ shell | the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod. |
| ~ test | a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins. |
| ~ body covering | any covering for the body or a body part. |
| ~ sheath, case | an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part. |
| ~ integument | an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell. |
| ~ blanket, mantle | anything that covers.; "there was a blanket of snow" |
| ~ crust, encrustation, incrustation | a hard outer layer that covers something. |
| ~ envelope | a natural covering (as by a fluid).; "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet" |
| ~ hood, cap | a protective covering that is part of a plant. |
| ~ indument, indumentum | a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect. |
| ~ roof | the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space.; "the roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the bear's mouth" |
| ~ shell | a rigid covering that envelops an object.; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice" |
| ~ eggshell, shell | the exterior covering of a bird's egg. |
| ~ skim | a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid.; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water" |
| ~ slough | any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake). |
| ~ snowcap | a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak). |
| ~ vesture | something that covers or cloaks like a garment.; "fields in a vesture of green" |
| ~ peridium | outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi. |
| ~ pericarp, seed vessel | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary. |
| ~ chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium | collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils. |
| ~ theca, sac | a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule. |
| ~ indusium | a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern. |
| ~ bark | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ artificial skin | a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims. |
| ~ bootleg | the part of a boot above the instep. |
| ~ bubble | a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic. |
| ~ canopy | the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit. |
| ~ casing | the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire. |
| ~ chafing gear | covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction. |
| ~ cloak | anything that covers or conceals. |
| ~ cloth covering | a covering made of cloth. |
| ~ article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body. |
| ~ coating, coat | a thin layer covering something.; "a second coat of paint" |
| ~ cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle. |
| ~ drape | a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination. |
| ~ earmuff | either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather. |
| ~ fig leaf | a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful. |
| ~ finger | one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb. |
| ~ flap | any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely.; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" |
| ~ floor cover, floor covering | a covering for a floor. |
| ~ folder | covering that is folded over to protect the contents. |
| ~ footgear, footwear | covering for a person's feet. |
| ~ exhaust hood, hood | metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes. |
| ~ hood | (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head. |
| ~ imbrication, lapping, overlapping | covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles). |
| ~ instep | the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot. |
| ~ mask | a covering to disguise or conceal the face. |
| ~ matting | a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp). |
| ~ mercy seat | the golden covering of the ark of the covenant. |
| ~ paddle-box, paddle box | a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel. |
| ~ planking | (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship). |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ cover, concealment, covert, screen | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something.; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" |
| ~ swathing | cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby). |
| ~ thumb | the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb. |
| ~ toe | the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes. |
| ~ cover, top | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container).; "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" |
| ~ upholstery | covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture. |
| ~ wrapping, wrapper, wrap | the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped. |
| n. (act) | 3. cover, covering, masking, screening | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it.; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" |
| ~ concealing, hiding, concealment | the activity of keeping something secret. |
| n. (act) | 4. covering | the act of protecting something by covering it. |
| ~ protection | the activity of protecting someone or something.; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
| ~ grooming, dressing | the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes. |
| n. (act) | 5. application, coating, covering | the work of applying something.; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint" |
| ~ manual labor, manual labour | labor done with the hands. |
| ~ anointing, anointment | the act of applying oil or an oily liquid. |
| ~ fumigation | the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it. |
| ~ foliation | the work of coating glass with metal foil. |
| ~ galvanisation, galvanization | either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting. |
| ~ lubrication | an application of a lubricant to something. |
| ~ pavage, paving | the act of applying paving materials to an area. |
| ~ painting | the act of applying paint to a surface.; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" |
| ~ spraying | the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer. |
| ~ tin-plating, tinning | the application of a protective layer of tin. |
| ~ tinning | the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them.; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them" |
| ~ paperhanging, papering | the application of wallpaper. |
| ~ daubing, plastering | the application of plaster. |
| ~ plating | the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis). |
| ~ scumble | the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture. |
| ~ tiling | the application of tiles to cover a surface. |
| ~ waxing | the application of wax to a surface. |
| ~ lining, facing | providing something with a surface of a different material. |
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