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# blanket

«blanket» in Mova's school dictionary: **a large piece of warm cloth used to cover you in bed or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a blanket, blankets); adjective (blanket — covering everything); verb (blanket, blankets, blanketed, blanketing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A blanket is a large piece of warm cloth used to cover you in bed or keep you warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#m1)

2) A blanket of something is a thick covering of it, like a blanket of snow or fog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#m2)

3) To blanket means to cover something completely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#m3)

4) A blanket rule is one that covers every case. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, children snuggle under blankets and take picnic blankets to the park. In safety, a fire blanket smothers a pan fire in the kitchen (never throw water on burning oil), and a foil emergency blanket keeps someone warm after an accident. In science, a blanket keeps you warm because it traps air and stops heat escaping; it does not make heat itself. In stories, «a blanket of snow» covers the town. Phrases: fire blanket, picnic blanket, security blanket, wet blanket, a blanket of snow.

### examples

- Grab a blanket; it's cold tonight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#x1)
- We sat on a picnic blanket in the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#x2)
- A blanket of snow covered the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#x3)
- Fog blanketed the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#x4)
- The fire blanket is on the kitchen wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#x5)
- My baby sister carries her blanket everywhere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#x6)
- Blankets keep you warm by trapping heat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#x7)
- Don't be a wet blanket; come and join in! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/#x8)

### note

Countable: a blanket, blankets. Science trap: a blanket does not warm things up; it stops heat moving, which is why a blanket can also keep ice cubes cold longer. A «wet blanket» is someone who spoils fun.

### In the corpora

- [Wild orangutans hold big leaves over their heads like umbrellas, and zoo orangutans use sacks and blankets the same way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/85-ape-house-orangutans-gibbons-bonobos/6/)
- [A squirrel's bushy tail helps it balance and works as a blanket and an umbrella.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/215-foxes-and-squirrels/11/)
- [«The word and the thought alone were worth fifty blankets.»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman/3/)
- [Phones and tablets charging under pillows or blankets can overheat and start a fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/119-bedroom-living-room-and-manners/17/)
- [A blanket den should use light things; a treehouse needs an adult, strong wood and a safe height.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/244-building-and-making-things/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «blanket» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blanket/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.