📖 C — The English dictionary · page 83

coverest — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «coverest» means «you cover», a form of «cover».↗ e.g. To cover is to put something over another thing to hide or protect it.↗ Example: Thou shalt make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith thou coverest thyself.↗ (Torah DEU.22.12, JPS 1917)

covereth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «covereth» means «covers», a form of «cover».↗ e.g. To cover is to put something over another thing to hide or protect it.↗ Example: And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof: the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards,↗ (Torah LEV.7.3, JPS 1917) · Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him; He covereth him all the day, and He dwelleth between his shoulders.↗ (Torah DEU.33.12, JPS 1917) · and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver.↗ (Torah LEV.9.19, JPS 1917)

covering — Everyday, meaning 1: A covering is a layer of something that lies on or over something else.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A covering is something you use to cover or protect something, such as a sheet, lid or curtain.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Covering (verb) means putting something over, hiding, protecting, dealing with a topic, or doing someone else's job for a while.↗ Example: There was a light covering of snow on the playground.↗ · Animals in the Arctic have a thick covering of fur.↗ · Put a covering over the paint pots so they don't dry out.↗ · Mr Lee is covering our class while Mrs Day is ill.↗ · We are covering fractions this week.↗ · The skin is the body's covering.↗ · Never keep covering for a friend who is in danger — tell an adult.↗ · Covering their heads with their blankets, they sat trembling with fear.↗ · And every open vessel, which hath no covering close-bound upon it, is unclean.↗ (Torah NUM.19.15, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou shalt make thee twisted cords upon the four corners of thy covering, wherewith thou coverest thyself.↗ (Torah DEU.22.12, JPS 1917)↗ · the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; (Torah EXO.35.11, JPS 1917)↗ · The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering.↗ (Writings JOB.26.6, JPS 1917)↗ · I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.↗ (Prophets ISA.50.3, JPS 1917)↗ · They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.↗ (Writings JOB.24.7, JPS 1917)↗

coverlet — Everyday, meaning 1: A coverlet is the top cover on a bed, laid over the blankets to keep you warm.↗ Example: The prince lay with his face half hidden by the coverlet.↗ · He lifted the silk coverlet and looked underneath.↗ · She pulled the coverlet up to her chin.↗ · She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.↗ (Writings PRO.31.22, JPS 1917)↗ · I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.↗ (Writings PRO.7.16, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his stead.↗ (Prophets 2KI.8.15, JPS 1917)↗

covert — Everyday, meaning 1: Covert means secret or hidden, done so that people do not notice.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A covert is a thick bush or small wood where wild animals hide.↗ Example: The spies went on a covert mission behind enemy lines.↗ · She gave him a covert glance across the classroom.↗ · The police did covert surveillance on the gang.↗ · The fox ran into the covert to hide from the hounds.↗ · Covert bullying, like leaving someone out on purpose, is still bullying.↗ · The army planned a covert rescue.↗ · “There were fish in the rivers of Eire’, there were animals in her coverts.↗ · Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.↗ (Writings JOB.37.8, JPS 1917)↗ · He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.↗ (Writings JOB.40.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou art my covert and my shield; in Thy word do I hope.↗ (Writings PSA.119.114, JPS 1917)↗

covertly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a secret or hidden way, so that others do not notice.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Not openly shown or admitted: «covertly unhappy».↗ Example: She covertly passed a note to her friend under the desk.↗ · The detective covertly watched the house.↗ · Spies covertly gathered information.↗ · Tim covertly slipped the sprouts to the dog.↗ · The cameras covertly filmed the badgers at night.↗ · He covertly checked his phone during the film.↗ · The rabbit covertly nibbled the lettuce while the farmer slept.↗

covet — Everyday, meaning 1: To covet something is to want very much something that belongs to someone else.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Bible) «You shall not covet» is the last of the Ten Commandments, telling people not to long for their neighbour's house, wife or belongings.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A coveted prize or place is one that many people want.↗ Example: The Ten Commandments say, «You shall not covet».↗ · He coveted his friend's new bike.↗ · The gold cup is the most coveted prize in the league.↗ · She won a coveted place in the school orchestra.↗ · Coveting what others have can make you unhappy.↗ · The dragon coveted the king's treasure.↗ · Try to be thankful instead of coveting.↗ · Not even in nightmares had she ever seen such horrible creatures as her much-coveted box contained.↗ · Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.↗ (Torah EXO.20.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.↗ (Torah DEU.5.21, JPS 1917)↗ · For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders; neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the LORD thy God three times in the year.↗ (Torah EXO.34.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away; thus they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.↗ (Prophets MIC.2.2, JPS 1917)↗

covetous — Everyday, meaning 1: Covetous means wanting very much to have what belongs to someone else, or wanting more and more of something such as gold.↗ Example: The king was covetous and wanted all the gold in the land.↗ · A covetous neighbour always wanted more than his share.↗ · Her covetous eyes followed the jewels.↗ · For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.↗ (Writings PSA.10.3, JPS 1917)↗

covetousness — Everyday, meaning 1: A strong greedy wish to have what other people have, or to keep getting more.↗ Example: Their covetousness made them forget to be kind.↗ · Covetousness can spoil a happy family.↗ · The fox's covetousness led him into the trap.↗ · Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.↗ (Writings PSA.119.36, JPS 1917)↗ · The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.↗ (Writings PRO.28.16, JPS 1917)↗ · O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.↗ (Prophets JER.51.13, JPS 1917)↗

cow — Everyday, meaning 1: A cow is a big farm animal that gives milk and says «moo».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A cow is the female of cattle; the male is a bull and the baby is a calf.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Female elephants and whales are also called cows.↗ Example: The farmer has 12 cows.↗ · Each cow gives 8 liters of milk a day.↗ · How many legs do 5 cows have?↗ · There are 3 more cows than horses.↗ · The cow says moo.↗ · The cow and her calf stood in the field.↗ · Cows eat grass all day.↗ · We get milk from cows.↗ · ‘What! haven’t you got a cow?’↗ · And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.↗ (Torah LEV.22.28, JPS 1917)↗ · Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.↗ (Writings JOB.21.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall rear a young cow, and two sheep; (Prophets ISA.7.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Then He said unto me: 'See, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread thereon.'↗ (Prophets EZK.4.15, JPS 1917)↗

coward — Everyday, meaning 1: A coward is a person who is too afraid to do what is right, brave or necessary, or who runs away from danger or difficulty.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (insult) Calling someone a coward is a strong insult meaning they have no courage.↗ Example: The bully was a coward who only picked on small children.↗ · The cowardly lion in the story was really brave in the end.↗ · He called me a coward because I wouldn't jump off the wall.↗ · Telling the truth when it is hard is the opposite of being a coward.↗ · The soldier was not a coward; he stayed to help his friends.↗ · Running away from the fight was not cowardly; it was sensible.↗ · Two Tails is a great coward.↗

cowardice — Everyday, meaning 1: Cowardice is a lack of courage: being too afraid to do what is right or what is needed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A shameful act done because of fear.↗ Example: Running away and leaving his friend was an act of cowardice.↗ · The knight was ashamed of his cowardice.↗ · It isn't cowardice to walk away from a fight.↗ · She overcame her cowardice and told the truth.↗ · Bullying a smaller child is a kind of cowardice.↗ · The soldier was accused of cowardice.↗ · That’s the worst kind of cowardice,” said the troop-horse.↗ “Anybody can be forgiven for being scared in the night, I think, if they see things they don’t understand.↗

cowardly — Everyday, meaning 1: Cowardly means not brave, too afraid to face danger, pain or something difficult.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A cowardly act is mean and unfair because the person avoids risk, such as attacking someone weaker or hiding behind others.↗ Example: The Cowardly Lion wanted to be brave.↗ · Picking on a younger child is cowardly.↗ · It was cowardly of him to blame his little brother.↗ · Sam thought refusing to fight was cowardly, but his dad said it was wise.↗ · The newspaper called the attack cowardly.↗ · Sending nasty messages without a name is cowardly.↗ · “They are the Kalidahs!” said the Cowardly Lion, beginning to tremble.↗

cowboy — Everyday, meaning 1: A man, especially in the western USA, who rides a horse and looks after cattle on a ranch.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A character in western films and stories who rides horses, wears a wide hat and boots.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, Australia, informal) A worker or company that does careless, bad or dishonest work, often to make quick money: «cowboy builders».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A person who acts in a wild, reckless way and ignores the rules.↗ Example: The cowboy rode his horse across the dusty plain.↗ · My little brother wore a cowboy hat to the party.↗ · Cowboys drove the cattle to the market town.↗ · Don't hire them — they're a bunch of cowboys who left our roof leaking.↗ · Some cowboy builders took the money and never finished the wall.↗ · The film was about a lonely cowboy and his dog.↗ · Stop driving like a cowboy, you'll crash!↗ · The cowboy roped the calf with a lasso.↗ · The cowboy and the Gruagach stood by the fire.↗

cower — Everyday, meaning 1: To crouch down or shrink back in fear, making yourself small.↗ Example: The puppy cowered under the table during the storm.↗ · He cowered before the angry giant.↗ · The mice cowered in the corner.↗

cowherd — Everyday, meaning 1: A person whose job is to look after cows out in the fields.↗ Example: The cowherd led his cows to the river.↗ · Every morning the cowherd milked the cows.↗ · A kind cowherd gave the boy some bread.↗

cowl — Everyday, meaning 1: A hood, especially a loose hood on a monk's robe; old use.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A cap-shaped cover on the top of a chimney to keep out rain.↗ Example: The monk pulled his cowl over his head.↗ · Under a grey cowl he crept past the guards.↗ · The old man wore a cowl to hide his face.↗

cowpox — Everyday, meaning 1: Cowpox is a mild disease of cows that causes sores on their udders and can pass to people, giving them a few small blisters.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In history, catching cowpox protected people from the deadly disease smallpox, which led to the first vaccine.↗ Example: Milkmaids who caught cowpox did not get smallpox.↗ · Edward Jenner used cowpox to make the first vaccine.↗ · Cowpox gives cows sores on their udders.↗ · Cowpox is much milder than smallpox.↗ · The word «vaccine» comes from «vacca», Latin for cow.↗ · Our class acted out Jenner's cowpox experiment.↗