blanket

(noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed. Synonyms: cover. Example: "He pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep."

(noun) anything that covers. Synonyms: mantle. Example: "There was a blanket of snow."

(noun) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor.

(verb) cover as if with a blanket. Example: "Snow blanketed the fields."

(verb) form a blanket-like cover (over).

(adj) broad in scope or content. Synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(prenominal), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide. Examples: "Across-the-board pay increases." "An all-embracing definition." "Blanket sanctions against human-rights violators." "An invention with broad applications." "A panoptic study of soviet nationality"- t.g.winner." "Granted him wide powers."