Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
acierage | (Fr.) the covering of a metal plate with a film of iron. |
afforest | to cover with forest; to convert into hunting grounds. |
albumenise | to cover or impregnate with albumen or an albuminous solution. |
albumenize | to cover or impregnate with albumen or an albuminous solution. |
albuminise | to cover or impregnate with albumen or an albuminous solution. |
albuminize | to cover or impregnate with albumen or an albuminous solution. |
apron | a piece of cloth, leather, etc worn in front, esp to protect clothes from dirt or damage; (verb) to cover with or as with an apron. |
asphalt | a mixture of bituminous pitch with sand etc. used for surfacing paths, roads, etc, aka asphaltum; (verb) to cover or lay (a road etc.) with asphalt. |
asphaltum | (Lat.) a mixture of bituminous pitch with sand etc. used for surfacing paths, roads, etc. |
becarpet | to cover with a carpet. |
bechalk | to mark or cover with chalk. |
becloak | to cover with a cloak. |
becrust | to cover with a crust. |
bedeck | to clothe with finery. |
bedrape | to cover with a drape. |
bedrivel | to cover with saliva. |
bedung | to cover with dung. |
bedust | to sprinkle, soil, or cover with dust. |
befleck | to cover with flecks. |
befoam | (Arch.) to cover with foam. |
bekiss | to cover with kisses. |
belace | to cover with lace. |
bemuffle | to cover as with a muffler; to wrap up. |
bepearl | (Arch.) to cover with pearls. |
bepimple | to cover with pimples. |
beplaster | (Arch.) to plaster thickly. |
bepowder | (Arch.) to powder over. |
berime | to cover with rime. |
bescrawl | (Arch.) to cover with scrawls. |
bescreen | (Arch.) to cover with a screen, or as with a screen. |
beshroud | to cover with, or as with, a shroud. |
beslaver | (Arch.) to cover with saliva. |
beworm | to cover with worms. |
bewrap | to wrap up. |
canopy | a layer of vegetation elevated above the ground, usually of tree branches and epiphytes; (verb) to cover with a canopy. |
canvas | a coarse cloth made of cotton, hemp or other material; (verb) to cover with canvas. |
cere | wax; a waxlike protuberance at base of upper part of bird's bill; (verb) to cover with wax. |
clad | to cover one material with another. |
cour | (Obs.) to cover. |
courd | (Obs.) covered. |
couvert | (Fr.) a cover (at table). |
cover | to place something over or upon (noun) that which covers. |
coverage | the extent to which something is covered. |
coverer | one that covers. |
coverless | without a cover. |
denudation | the act of making bare. |
dome | a large cupola; (verb) to cover with a dome. |
earth | soil (verb) to cover with earth |
emblossom | to cover or adorn with blossoms. |
encrust | to cover or line with a crust, or hard coat. |
endorse | to write, esp one's signature, on the back of. |
enflower | to cover or deck with flowers. |
enmossed | covered with moss. |
ensanguine | to cover with blood. |
enshroud | to cover with, or as with, a shroud. |
fuzzily | (Adv.) FUZZY, covered with fuzz. |
fuzzy | covered with fuzz. |
gorsy | covered with gorse. |
immask | (Shakesp.) to mask or disguise. |
implate | to cover with plates; as, to implate a ship with iron. |
incrust | to cover or line with a crust, or hard coat. |
indorse | to cover the back of; to load or burden. |
integument | an external covering or coating. |
integumentary | of or like an integument. |
lacquer | a solution of film-forming substances in a volatile solvent; (verb) to cover with lacquer. |
lag | a delay; (verb) to fall behind. |
larvate | masked, covered as with a mask. |
larvated | masked, covered as with a mask. |
lath | a thin strip of wood (verb) to cover with laths |
lathen | made of lath, thin strips of wood. |
lather | a light foam (verb) to cover with lather |
lathing | a covering of laths. |
lichen | a compound plant consisting of a fungus and an alga living symbiotically; (verb) to cover with lichen. |
lid | a cover, hinged or separate, for the opening and closing of a receptacle; (verb) to provide with a lid. |
lome | loam; (verb) to cover with loam. |
lorication | a covering of scales or plates. |
macadamise | to cover a road with small broken stones. |
macadamize | to cover a road with small broken stones. |
meal | grain ground to powder (verb) to cover with meal |
overcanopy | to cover as with a canopy. |
overcloud | to cover or overspread with clouds. |
overcover | to cover up. |
overdight | (Spenser) covered over. |
overdust | to sprinkle with dust all over. |
overglaze | to cover with a glaze. |
overgreen | to cover with green or verdure. |
overinked | concealed by the use of ink. |
overnet | to cover with a net. |
overshade | to cover with shade. |
oversize | to cover with size. |
overstain | to cover with a stain. |
overveil | to veil or cover. |
patinate | to cover with a patina. |
patine | to cover with a patina. |
patinise | to cover with a patina. |
patinize | to cover with a patina. |
pericranial | relating to the pericranium, a membrane covering skull. |
periost | (Greek) a tough fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones. |
periosteum | a tough fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones. |
plank | a long piece of timber, thicker and usually narrower than a board; (verb) to cover with planks. |
plumy | covered or adorned with plumes. |
resod | to cover with sod again. |
rimosity | the state of being rimose, full of cracks. |
sawdust | dust from wood (verb) to cover or sprinkle with sawdust |
sawdusty | like or full of sawdust. |
sheathless | without a sheath or case. |
sheet | a thin, rectangular piece of material (verb) to cover with a sheet |
shellac | purified lac (a resinous substance secreted by the female of the lac insect) in the form of thin sheets; (verb) to cover with a thin varnish; to defeat decisively. |
shellack | purified lac (a resinous substance secreted by the female of the lac insect) in the form of thin sheets; (verb) to cover with a thin varnish; to defeat decisively. |
shellacker | one who shellacs, defeats completely. |
shroud | a garment or piece of cloth used to wrap a corpse (verb) to cover with or as with a shroud |
silverise | to cover with silver. |
silverize | to cover with silver. |
slush | thawing snow (verb) to splash or cover with slush |
sod | a piece of turf (verb) to cover with sods of turf |
spang | a glittering ornament; (verb) to cover with glittering ornaments. |
tent | a portable shelter of canvas or other cloth stretched on poles (verb) to cover with a tent |
tesselate | to cover with small tiles. |
thatch | a covering of straw (verb) to cover with thatch (plant stalks or foliage) ) THATCHT. |
thumbstall | a covering or sheath for the thumb. |
tile | a thin slab of baked clay; (verb) to cover with tiles. |
topsoil | the top layer of soil; (verb) to cover with topsoil. |
treacle | the dark, viscous uncrystallizable syrup obtained in refining sugar (verb) to cover with treacle |
uncover | to remove the covering from. |
unlid | to take the lid off. |
unmacadamized | not macadamized. |
unmuffle | to take a covering from, as the face; to uncover. |
unrake | to uncover by raking. |
unshroud | to remove the shroud from; to uncover. |
unvail | (Obs.) to unveil. |
unvaile | (Obs.) to unveil. |
unveil | to remove a covering from. |
unveiler | one who removes a veil. |
upholster | to provide with stuffing, springs, covers, etc. |
veale | (Spenser) to veil. |
veil | a covering of fine fabric for the head, face, or both (verb) to cover with a veil |
veiledly | (Adv.) VEILED, covered with a veil. |
veiler | one who veils. |
whelm | (Arch.) to cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect. |