Creation | (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence |
initiation founding foundation institution origination creation innovation introduction instauration | the act of starting something for the first time, introducing something new, she looked forward to her initiation as an adult, the foundation of a new scientific society |
undercover operation | an operation involving secret work within a community or institution |
spying undercover work | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes |
identity theft | the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge |
air cover | the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations |
creation creative activity | the human act of creating |
verbal creation | creating something by the use of speech and language |
art artistic creation artistic production | the creation of beautiful or significant things, art does not need to be innovative to be good, I was never any good at art, he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully |
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 |
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 |
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 |
creation | an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone |
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 |
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 |
identity personal identity individuality | the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity, you can lose your identity when you join the army |
gender identity | your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female, awareness normally begin in infancy and is reinforced during adolescence |
identity identicalness indistinguishability | exact sameness, they shared an identity of interests |
identity | the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known, geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it, it was too dark to determine his identity, she guessed the identity of his lover |
steady state theory continuous creation theory | (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other, the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory |
creation science | an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis |
biometric identification biometric authentication identity verification | the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics, negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification, if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot |
card identity card | a card certifying the identity of the bearer, he had to show his card to get in |
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 |
creation conception | the event that occurred at the beginning of something, from its creation the plan was doomed to failure |
identity matrix unit matrix | a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity |
covering natural covering cover | a natural object that covers or envelops, under a covering of dust, the fox was flushed from its cover |
universe existence creation world cosmos macrocosm | everything that exists anywhere, they study the evolution of the universe, the biggest tree in existence |
cover girl pin-up lovely | a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model |
detective investigator tec police detective | a police officer who investigates crimes |
investigator | someone who investigates |
principal investigator PI | the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project |
private detective PI private eye private investigator operative shamus sherlock | someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information |
research worker researcher investigator | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research |