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Noun
S:
(n)
blanket
,
cover
(bedding that keeps a person warm in bed)
"he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
S:
(n)
blanket
,
mantle
(anything that covers)
"there was a blanket of snow"
S:
(n)
blanket
(a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor)
Verb
S:
(v)
blanket
(cover as if with a blanket)
"snow blanketed the fields"
S:
(v)
blanket
(form a blanket-like cover (over))
Adjective
S:
(adj)
across-the-board
,
all-embracing
,
all-encompassing
,
all-inclusive
,
blanket
,
broad
,
encompassing
,
extensive
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panoptic
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wide
(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"