Collocations for "cover"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cover" in context.
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cover
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- cover the [pan, jar, top]
- cover it with [foil, a lid]
- cover and [cook, simmer, chill, refrigerate]
- covered his face (with)
- a [veil, mask, scars, burns] covered her face
- his [face, body] was covered in [scars, scratches]
- his [face] was covered by a [mask]
- cover it with a [sheet, tarp]
- cover with [blankets, sheets, a scarf]
- covered with [snow, blood, dirt]
- covered in [snow]
- cover him with kisses
- covered [him, her baby, his wife] with kisses
- cover the [story, event, speech]
- this [documentary, book, program] covers
- cover up the smell (of)
- try [and, to] cover up the [smell, odor, stench]
- cover up the [crime, robbery, murder]
- you're covering up for him
- (is) covering for [a criminal, the murderer]
- cover for me at [school, home]
- cover for her [at work, tonight, the next shift]
- covering for [his colleague, another teacher]
- cover me
- vulgar, slang: cover your ass
- cover the cost of [school, dinner, vacation]
- my [car, house, operation] was covered (by insurance)
- covered himself with [medals, glory, accolades]
- this [should just about, ought to] cover it
- a [seat, couch, duvet, chair] cover
- [warm, soft, clean] covers
- get under the covers with me
- a [manhole, Tupperware, drain] cover
- [put on, replace] the cover
- don't forget to [put on] the cover
- the cover fell off
- left the cover off
- a [book, album] cover
- don't judge a book by its cover
- on the [back, front] cover
- on the (front) cover of [the book, a magazine]
- the [story, news, scandal] was on every front cover
- read the book (from) cover to cover
- a lot of [cloud, fog] cover
- under (the) cover of darkness
- [looked, ducked, ran] for cover
- we took cover under the [trees, bus shelter, awning]
- don't blow my cover!
- the spy's cover was [blown, revealed, compromised]
- is a cover for the [mob, criminal]
- [played, performed] a cover of (a song by)
- [played] a cover version of
- pay the cover price
- write a cover letter
- is my cover story
- designed the cover art (for)
'cover' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Morocco
- account
- art
- article
- artwork
- back
- backing
- bandage
- blemish
- block
- blow
- blush
- bond
- bonnet
- book
- bulb
- bumper
- burst
- call
- canopy
- canvas
- cardboard
- cement
- cleavage
- cloth
- cloud
- coated
- competence
- concrete
- corpse
- couch
- crack
- crease
- crime
- crotch
- damage
- darkness
- denim
- design
- dome
- duck
- duct
- duvet
- emerging
- escape
- expand
- extend
- fabric
- fall
- feature