Blanket
noun
A large piece of soft cloth used for keeping warm, usually while sleeping.
She wrapped herself in a blanket.
Often appears as...
- wrap in a blanket
- fleece blanket
adjective
Covering all cases or instances, all-encompassing.
There is a blanket ban on smoking in this area.
Often appears as...
- blanket ban
- blanket coverage
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To cover something completely with a thick layer.
The town was blanketed with snow overnight.
Often appears as...
- blanket with snow
- blanket the area
noun
A heavy, loosely woven fabric usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing.
The woolen blanket was warm and comfortable.
Often appears as...
- woolen blanket
- thermal blanket
noun
A large piece of soft cloth used for keeping warm, usually while sleeping.
She wrapped herself in a blanket.
Often appears as...
- wrap in a blanket
- fleece blanket
adjective
Covering all cases or instances, all-encompassing.
There is a blanket ban on smoking in this area.
Often appears as...
- blanket ban
- blanket coverage
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To cover something completely with a thick layer.
The town was blanketed with snow overnight.
Often appears as...
- blanket with snow
- blanket the area
noun
A heavy, loosely woven fabric usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing.
The woolen blanket was warm and comfortable.
Often appears as...
- woolen blanket
- thermal blanket
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Comfort
Used to suggest warmth and comfort, especially in a home setting.
Curling up with a blanket, she read her book.
Pro Tip 2/3Protection
Can imply safety, used metaphorically to describe protecting emotions.
His kind words provided a blanket of comfort.
Pro Tip 3/3Home Essential
Seen as a basic household item, often mentioned in home-related topics.
Make sure to have extra blankets for guests.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Comfort
Used to suggest warmth and comfort, especially in a home setting.
Curling up with a blanket, she read her book.
Pro Tip 2/3Protection
Can imply safety, used metaphorically to describe protecting emotions.
His kind words provided a blanket of comfort.
Pro Tip 3/3Home Essential
Seen as a basic household item, often mentioned in home-related topics.
Make sure to have extra blankets for guests.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Comfort
Used to suggest warmth and comfort, especially in a home setting.
Curling up with a blanket, she read her book.
Pro Tip 2/3Protection
Can imply safety, used metaphorically to describe protecting emotions.
His kind words provided a blanket of comfort.
Pro Tip 3/3Home Essential
Seen as a basic household item, often mentioned in home-related topics.
Make sure to have extra blankets for guests.
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Video examples
Peter Attia: What if...
The cancer was too advanced. But I was committed to making sure that I could do anything possible to make her stay more comfortable. I brought her a warm blanket and a cup of a coffee. I brought some for her parents. But more importantly, see, I passed no judgment on her,
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Lack of data is an issue...
workers come with blankets with tents but if they don't know where people are because the villages aren't mapped and they don't know where people have run to how do they know where to take the help lack of data makes saving lives harder in those
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How a Woman's Donated...
come to a close and there was a sense of fulfillment there when we would talk about what was happening to her in the freezer I wanted to make darn sure she understood and she would oftentimes ask for a blanket I said Susan that's absurd
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Adorable Baby Animal...
youngest orphans here she's just seven months old and just like human kids she has her own security blanket which also keeps her warm bliss she's gorgeous but the story of her early life is absolutely tragic
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Run, sail, or hide? How...
but buildings are ablaze in the hot, sulfurous air. Lucius climbs out of his closet and tries his front door, but a deep blanket of ash and stone won’t let it budge. His lamp flickers and dies.
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Body Invaders PIPE National...
usually a caterpillar would spin a silken blanket to make its own cocoon but the parasitized caterpillar spins his blanket on top of the wasp cocoons giving them an extra layer of protection
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When The World Gets 1℃...
product carbon dioxide acts like a blanket it absorbs the heat radiation from the earth's surface and that that keeps the surface warmer than it would be otherwise
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Rainforests 101 PIPE...
- Shrouded in a blanket of clouds they awaken. Their canopies of green glitter in the sun. Their wildlife start to slither.
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Fox Dives Head First in...
now blanket this herd's territory pushing through deep snow is exhausting work and the bison are now slowly starving
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Feeding Baby Orphaned...
security blanket which also keeps her warm bliss she's gorgeous but the story of her early life is absolutely tragic
Video examples
Peter Attia: What if...
The cancer was too advanced. But I was committed to making sure that I could do anything possible to make her stay more comfortable. I brought her a warm blanket and a cup of a coffee. I brought some for her parents. But more importantly, see, I passed no judgment on her,
Video examples
Lack of data is an issue...
workers come with blankets with tents but if they don't know where people are because the villages aren't mapped and they don't know where people have run to how do they know where to take the help lack of data makes saving lives harder in those
Video examples
How a Woman's Donated...
come to a close and there was a sense of fulfillment there when we would talk about what was happening to her in the freezer I wanted to make darn sure she understood and she would oftentimes ask for a blanket I said Susan that's absurd
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
youngest orphans here she's just seven months old and just like human kids she has her own security blanket which also keeps her warm bliss she's gorgeous but the story of her early life is absolutely tragic
Video examples
Run, sail, or hide? How...
but buildings are ablaze in the hot, sulfurous air. Lucius climbs out of his closet and tries his front door, but a deep blanket of ash and stone won’t let it budge. His lamp flickers and dies.
Video examples
Body Invaders PIPE National...
usually a caterpillar would spin a silken blanket to make its own cocoon but the parasitized caterpillar spins his blanket on top of the wasp cocoons giving them an extra layer of protection
Video examples
When The World Gets 1℃...
product carbon dioxide acts like a blanket it absorbs the heat radiation from the earth's surface and that that keeps the surface warmer than it would be otherwise
Video examples
Rainforests 101 PIPE...
- Shrouded in a blanket of clouds they awaken. Their canopies of green glitter in the sun. Their wildlife start to slither.
Video examples
Fox Dives Head First in...
now blanket this herd's territory pushing through deep snow is exhausting work and the bison are now slowly starving
Video examples
Feeding Baby Orphaned...
security blanket which also keeps her warm bliss she's gorgeous but the story of her early life is absolutely tragic
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Philip Roth
American Novelist
Let me tell you about the nap. It's absolutely fantastic. When I was a kid, my father was always trying to tell me how to be a man. And he said - I was maybe nine - he said, 'Philip, whenever you take a nap, take your clothes off and put a blanket over you, and you're going to sleep better.' Well, as with everything, he was right.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
Look - I'm an African-American. I'm black. But I'm just looking at the character and trying to find his soul, his energy. If you can wipe away the blanket of skin and flesh that people tend to see, and look inside for the essence of the soul, then that's the work I'm doing. That's the work I always do.
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Darius Rucker
American Musician
It seems that with other kind of music, they are looking for the next big thing, but with country music, they might be looking for that, but they also want to have that warm blanket that helped them through that relationship or that singer they have always loved.
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Carolina Herrera
Venezuelan Designer
I love white shirts because they feel like a security blanket. You can wear them with anything. It's the person and the way that they wear it that makes it different. I have been designing white shirts forever, but I don't get tired of it.
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Homer Hickam
American Author
Throughout my childhood, when I raised my blanket in the morning, I saw a black, sparkling powder float off it. My socks were always black with coal dirt when I took off my shoes at night.
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PewDiePie
Swedish Entertainer
Save the Children is an awesome charity that has helped more than 125 million children around the world, providing everything from school books to food to blankets and shelter.
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Barbara Jordan
American Politician
Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.
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Sacha Dhawan
English Actor
I'm used to playing characters that are so different to me and I love that; it's my safety blanket and I hide behind the character.
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Rob James-Collier
British Actor
If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
Clothing & fashion are kind of my security blanket, almost.
Quote examples
Philip Roth
American Novelist
Let me tell you about the nap. It's absolutely fantastic. When I was a kid, my father was always trying to tell me how to be a man. And he said - I was maybe nine - he said, 'Philip, whenever you take a nap, take your clothes off and put a blanket over you, and you're going to sleep better.' Well, as with everything, he was right.
Quote examples
Forest Whitaker
American Actor
Look - I'm an African-American. I'm black. But I'm just looking at the character and trying to find his soul, his energy. If you can wipe away the blanket of skin and flesh that people tend to see, and look inside for the essence of the soul, then that's the work I'm doing. That's the work I always do.
Quote examples
Darius Rucker
American Musician
It seems that with other kind of music, they are looking for the next big thing, but with country music, they might be looking for that, but they also want to have that warm blanket that helped them through that relationship or that singer they have always loved.
Quote examples
Carolina Herrera
Venezuelan Designer
I love white shirts because they feel like a security blanket. You can wear them with anything. It's the person and the way that they wear it that makes it different. I have been designing white shirts forever, but I don't get tired of it.
Quote examples
Homer Hickam
American Author
Throughout my childhood, when I raised my blanket in the morning, I saw a black, sparkling powder float off it. My socks were always black with coal dirt when I took off my shoes at night.
Quote examples
PewDiePie
Swedish Entertainer
Save the Children is an awesome charity that has helped more than 125 million children around the world, providing everything from school books to food to blankets and shelter.
Quote examples
Barbara Jordan
American Politician
Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.
Quote examples
Sacha Dhawan
English Actor
I'm used to playing characters that are so different to me and I love that; it's my safety blanket and I hide behind the character.
Quote examples
Rob James-Collier
British Actor
If I had a comfort blanket, I wouldn't have been as passionate and driven.
Quote examples
Billie Eilish
American Singer
Clothing & fashion are kind of my security blanket, almost.
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