Blanket
/ˈblæŋkɪt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts7 letters
Definition of Blanket
noun
- A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
"The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him."
- A layer of anything.
"The city woke under a thick blanket of fog."
- A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
"A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate."
- A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
verb
- To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
"A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area."
- To traverse or complete thoroughly.
"The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood."
- To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
- To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
- To nullify the impact of someone or something.
adjective
- General; covering or encompassing everything.
"They sought to create a blanket solution for all situations."
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