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<h1>blanket</h1> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" valign="top" width="120" class="wordWheelText"></td> <td align="right"><script type="text/javascript"> WriteDictionaryPronObjectTag("166", "23", "https://web.archive.org/web/20081206090721/http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/audio/pron/a05/A0583300.mp3", "blanket"); </script></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"></td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td height="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="ResultBodyBlack">blan路ket</span><span class="ResultBody"> [ </span><span class="ResultPron"><a href="/web/20081206090721/http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/Pronounce.aspx?search=blanket">bl谩ngk蓹t</a></span><span class="ResultBody"> ]</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="ResultBody"><br><br>noun  <span class="ResultBody">(</span><span class="ResultBody"><em>plural</em> <span class="ResultBody">blan路kets</span></span><span class="ResultBody">)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="ResultBodyBlack">Definition:</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="ResultBodyBlack">1. <b>cloth bed covering: </b></span><span class="ResultBody">a piece of cloth used especially as a cover for a bed</span><br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="ResultBodyBlack">2. <b>covering layer: </b></span><span class="ResultBody">a layer of something covering an area completely</span><br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="ResultBodyBlack">3. <span class="ResultBodySmallCaps">nuclear physics </span><b>layer around core of nuclear reactor: </b></span><span class="ResultBody">in a nuclear reactor, a layer of material surrounding the radioactive core used to reflect neutrons or to create more fissile material</span><br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="ResultBodyBlack">4. <span class="ResultBodySmallCaps">printing </span><b>sheet transferring image: </b></span><span class="ResultBody">a sheet that is wrapped round the cylinder of a printing press which transfers the impression in ink to the surface being printed on</span><br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="ResultBody"><br><br>adjective </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="ResultBodyBlack">Definition:</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="ResultBodyBlack"><b>applying generally: </b></span><span class="ResultBody">applying to all areas or situations</span><br><img width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0" src="/web/20081206090721im_/http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/dictionary/bullet.gif"><img width="9" alt="" border="0" src="/web/20081206090721im_/http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif"><span class="ResultBodySmallItalic">We have blanket approval for our proposals.</span><br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="ResultBody"><br><br>transitive verb  <span class="ResultBody">(</span><span class="ResultBody"><em>past and past participle</em> <span class="ResultBody">blan路ket路ed</span></span>, <span class="ResultBody"><em>present participle</em> <span class="ResultBody">blan路ket路ing</span></span>, <span class="ResultBody"><em>3rd person present singular</em> <span class="ResultBody">blan路kets</span></span><span class="ResultBody">)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="ResultBodyBlack">Definition:</td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="ResultBodyBlack">1. <b>cover something with layer: </b></span><span class="ResultBody">to cover something with a thick layer</span><br><img width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0" src="/web/20081206090721im_/http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/dictionary/bullet.gif"><img width="9" alt="" border="0" src="/web/20081206090721im_/http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif"><span class="ResultBodySmallItalic">The streets were blanketed with snow.</span><br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="ResultBodyBlack">2. <b>apply uniformly: </b></span><span 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