a blanket ban
1blanket — blan‧ket [ˈblæŋkt] adjective [only before a noun] affecting or including everything or everyone: • The authorities have introduced a blanket ban on all deals of this kind. • The agency is offering a blanket settlement to all groups. * * *… …
2blanket — ► NOUN 1) a large piece of woollen material used as a covering for warmth. 2) a thick mass or layer of a specified material: a blanket of cloud. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ covering all cases or instances; total: a blanket ban. ► VERB (blanketed, blanketing) …
3blanket — blan|ket1 [ˈblæŋkıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: blanket white cloth (13 15 centuries), from Old French blankete, from blanc; BLANCH] 1.) a cover for a bed, usually made of wool 2.) [singular] a thick covering or area of something blanket of ▪… …
4blanket — 1 noun (C) 1 a cover for a bed, usually made of wool 2 a thick covering or area of something (+ of): The valley was covered with a blanket of mist. see also: wet blanket 2 verb (transitive usually passive) to cover something with a thick layer (+ …
5blanket — 01. We d better get some extra [blankets] for the bed tonight; it s going to get pretty cold. 02. The mother bent down to kiss the baby as she covered him with a soft wool [blanket]. 03. The fields around the farmhouse were [blanketed] with mist… …
6blanket — [[t]blæ̱ŋkɪt[/t]] blankets, blanketing, blanketed 1) N COUNT A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, N of n A blanket of something such as snow …
7blanket — I UK [ˈblæŋkɪt] / US noun Word forms blanket : singular blanket plural blankets ** 1) [countable] a thick cover made of wool or another material that you use to keep warm in bed 2) [singular] a thick layer of something, for example snow or cloud …
8blanket — blan|ket1 [ blæŋkıt ] noun ** 1. ) count a thick cover made of wool or another material that you use to keep warm in bed 2. ) singular a thick layer of something, for example snow or cloud, that completely covers an area: blanket of: a blanket of …
9blanket — [ˈblæŋkɪt] noun I 1) [C] a thick cover made of wool or another material that you use to keep warm in bed 2) [singular] a thick layer of something that completely covers an area a blanket of snow[/ex] II adj blanket [ˈblæŋkɪt] affecting everyone… …
10blanket — noun 1》 a large piece of woollen material used as a covering for warmth, as on a bed. 2》 a thick mass or layer: a blanket of cloud. 3》 a rubber surface used for transferring the image in ink from the plate to the paper in offset printing.… …
