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covered
     1. adj. Overlaid with or enclosed within something.
     2. adj. (figuratively) Prepared for, or having dealt with, some matter
           With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage.
     3. adj. (poker) Than whom another player has more money available for betting.
           John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered.
     4. adj. (dated) Wearing one's hat.
     5. v. simple past tense and past participle of cover
     cover
          1. n. A lid.
          2. n. Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
                We didn't see John because he had taken cover behind the wing chair.
          3. n. The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
          4. n. The top sheet of a bed.
          5. n. A cloth, usually fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa to protect it from dust, rain, etc. when not in use.
          6. n. A cover charge.
                There's a $15 cover tonight.
          7. n. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
                We need to set another cover for the Smith party.
          8. n. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
          9. n. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
          10. n. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
                The open intervals are a cover for the real numbers.
          11. n. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
          12. n. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
          13. n. (legal) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the good
          14. n. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
          15. n. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story
          16. n. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
          17. n. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
          18. n. (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
          19. adj. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
          20. adj. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
          21. v. To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
                He covered the baby with a blanket.
                When the pot comes to a boil, cover it and reduce the heat to medium.
          22. v. To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
                The blanket covered the baby.
          23. v. To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
                Regular hexagons can cover the plane.
          24. v. To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
                You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.
          25. v. To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
                The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.
          26. v. (of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
                The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.
          27. v. To deal with or include someone or something.
          28. v. To be enough money for.
                We've earned enough to cover most of our costs.
                Ten dollars should cover lunch.
          29. v. (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
                I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?
          30. v. To have as an assignment or responsibility.
                Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.
                He is our salesman covering companies with headquarters in the northern provinces.
          31. v. (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
          32. v. (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to rem
          33. v. To provide insurance coverage for.
                Does my policy cover accidental loss?
          34. v. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
                I would like to have my bitch covered next spring.
                The stallion has not covered the mare yet.
          35. v. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
                In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered.
          36. v. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
          37. v. (sports) To defend a particular player or area.
with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
Blood
     1. n. A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods.
     2. n. A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped b
           The blood flows into the menstrual cup.
     3. n. A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption (see blood relative, blood relation, by blood).
     4. n. (historical) One of the four humours in the human body.
     5. n. (medicine) A blood test or blood sample.
     6. n. The sap or juice which flows in or from plants.
     7. n. (poetic) The juice of anything, especially if red.
     8. n. (obsolete) Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions.
     9. n. (obsolete) A lively, showy man; a rake; a dandy.
     10. n. alternative case form of Blood (member of a certain gang).
     11. v. To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.
     12. v. (medicine, historical) To let blood (from); to bleed.
     13. v. To initiate into warfare or a blood sport.
very
     1. adj. True, real, actual.
           The fierce hatred of a very woman.  The very blood and bone of our grammar.  He tried his very best.
     2. adj. The same; identical.
           He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.  That's the very tool that I need.
     3. adj. With limiting effect: mere.
     4. adv. To a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
           You’re drinking very slowly.
           That dress is very you.
     5. adv. True, truly.
     6. adv. (with superlatives) (ngd, Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.)
           He was the very best runner there.
bloody
     1. adj. Covered in blood.
           All that remained of his right hand after the accident was a bloody stump.
     2. adj. Characterised by bloodshed.
           There have been bloody battles between the two tribes.
     3. adj. (rare in US, Canada, common in UK, Australia, NZ, slang) Used as an intensifier.
     4. adj. (dated) Badly behaved; unpleasant; beastly.
     5. adv. (rare in US, Canada, common in UK, Australia, NZ, slang) Used to express anger, annoyance, shock, or for emphasis.
           1994: Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos, 109 - "Dice are no bloody good," David said.
     6. v. To draw blood from one's opponent in a fight.
     7. v. To demonstrably harm the cause of an opponent.
     8. n. (casual) bloody mary
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