blanket meaning and definition

BLANKET noun

Definition of blanket (noun)

1. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
   • "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
   • synonyms: cover
2. anything that covers
   • "there was a blanket of snow"
   • synonyms: mantle
3. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

BLANKET verb

Definition of blanket (verb)

1. cover as if with a blanket
   • "snow blanketed the fields"
2. form a blanket-like cover (over)

BLANKET adjective

Definition of blanket (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide