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Blanket

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.

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Comprehensive 84% connected

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Comprehensive 84% connected

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Afghan 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mackinaw 76% connected

A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manta 76% connected

See Coleoptera and Sea devil.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 6

Bed 76% connected

An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction fro…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Bedclothes 76% connected

Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bedding 76% connected

of Bed

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Layer 76% connected

One who, or that which, lays.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broad 92% connected

Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cover 92% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Encompassing 92% connected

of Encompass

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Extensive 92% connected

Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive s…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mantle 92% connected

A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wide 92% connected

Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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