air cover | the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations |
cover covering fire | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations, artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal |
cover covering screening masking | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it, the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft |
cover | a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent), her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment |
cover-up | concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public |
gold rush | a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field |
black and gold garden spider Argiope aurantia | a widely distributed North American garden spider |
gold-tail moth Euproctis chrysorrhoea | white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft |
Acapulco gold Mexican green | a particularly potent variety of marijuana |
bedspread bedcover bed cover bed covering counterpane spread | decorative cover for a bed |
binding book binding cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
blanket cover | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed, he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep |
braid gold braid braiding | trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains |
cover cover version cover song | a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else, they made a cover of a Beatles' song |
cover glass cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle |
dust cover | a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment |
dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
floor cover floor covering | a covering for a floor |
gold foil | foil made of gold |
gold leaf | a very thin form of gold foil |
gold medal | a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition |
goldmine gold mine | a mine where gold ore is found |
goldmine gold mine | a good source of something that is desired |
gold plate | a thin plating of gold on something |
gold plate | tableware that is plated with gold |
lens cap lens cover | cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use |
manhole cover | a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street) |
mattress cover | bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress |
protective covering protective cover protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
record sleeve record cover | a sleeve for storing a phonograph record |
screen cover covert concealment | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something, a screen of trees afforded privacy, under cover of darkness, the brush provided a covert for game, the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background |
top cover | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container), he removed the top of the carton, he couldn't get the top off of the bottle, put the cover back on the kettle |
amber gold | a deep yellow color, an amber light illuminated the room, he admired the gold of her hair |
old gold | a dark yellow |
gold | something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc., the child was as good as gold, she has a heart of gold |
gold standard | a paragon of excellence, academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged |
covering letter cover letter | a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information |
book jacket dust cover dust jacket dust wrapper | a paper jacket for a book, a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed |
boom bonanza gold rush gravy godsend manna from heaven windfall bunce | a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money), the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line |
gold fever | greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush |
gold coast | a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living, usually along a coastal area, Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan |
Ghana Republic of Ghana Gold Coast | a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British |
covering natural covering cover | a natural object that covers or envelops, under a covering of dust, the fox was flushed from its cover |
cover girl pin-up lovely | a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model |
goldbeater gold-beater | an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf |
gold digger | a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement |
gold miner gold digger gold panner | a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field |
goldsmith goldworker gold-worker | an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold |
gold of pleasure Camelina sativa | annual European false flax having small white flowers, cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oilich seeds, widely naturalized in North America |