countable covering
61CV — The two character ISO 3166 country code for Cape Verde. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * CV CV noun [countable] JOBS abbreviation for curriculum vitae: • Applicants should enclose a CV and covering letter. * * * CV UK US /ˌsiːˈviː/ noun [C]… …
62insurance — Guarding against property loss or damage making payments in the form of premiums to an insurance company, which pays an agreed upon sum to the insured in the event of loss. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * insurance in‧sur‧ance [ɪnˈʆʊərəns ǁ… …
63secret */*/*/ — I UK [ˈsiːkrət] / US [ˈsɪkrət] noun [countable] Word forms secret : singular secret plural secrets 1) a piece of information that is known by only a small number of people, and is deliberately not told to other people He was accused of selling… …
64tile — I UK [taɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms tile : singular tile plural tiles a) a flat piece of baked clay or stone that is used for covering a roof b) a flat square piece of baked clay or another substance used for covering a wall or a floor… …
65bell jar — noun a bell shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases • Syn: ↑bell glass • Hypernyms: ↑protective covering, ↑protective cover, ↑protection * * * noun : a bell shaped… …
66cold frame — noun protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑protective covering, ↑protective cover, ↑protection * * * noun : an outdoor shallow rectangular frame …
67fingerstall — noun a sheath worn to protect a finger • Syn: ↑cot • Hypernyms: ↑sheath * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from finger ( …
68G-string — n. 1 Mus. a string sounding the note G. 2 (also gee string) a narrow strip of cloth etc. covering only the genitals and attached to a string round the waist, as worn esp. by striptease artistes. * * * noun minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a …
69ice cap — noun a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak) • Syn: ↑icecap • Hypernyms: ↑ice mass * * * noun 1. : an ice bag shaped to be fitted to the head 2 …
70roller blind — noun a window shade that rolls up out of the way • Hypernyms: ↑window shade • Part Meronyms: ↑roller * * * roller blind UK US noun [countable] [singular roller blind …
