| short covering | the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale |
application coating
covering | the work of applying something, the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine, a complete bleach requires several applications, the surface was ready for a coating of paint, |
| covering | the act of protecting something by covering it |
| 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 |
| protective covering | the tough natural covering of some organisms |
bedspread
bedcover
bed cover
bed covering
counterpane
spread | decorative cover for a bed |
| cloth covering | a covering made of cloth |
| covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
floor cover
floor covering | a covering for a floor |
head covering
veil | a garment that covers the head and face |
| lap lap covering | the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs, his lap was covered with food stains |
legging
leging
leg covering | a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) |
letter bomb
parcel bomb
package bomb | a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened |
| letter case | case for carrying letters |
letter opener
paper knife
paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
mailbox
letter box | a private box for delivery of mail |
postbox
mailbox letter box | public box for deposit of mail |
Post-Office box
PO Box
POB
call box letter box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for |
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 |
| body covering | any covering for the body or a body part |
stationery
letter paper | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters, usually with matching envelopes |
| letter telegram | a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day |
four-letter word
four-letter Anglo-Saxon word | any of several short English words (often having letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive |
Letter of Jeremiah
Epistle of Jeremiah | an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry |
letter of marque
letters of marque
letter of mark and reprisal | a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation |
| night letter | a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day |
letter
missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization, mailed an indignant letter to the editor |
| business letter | a letter dealing with business |
covering letter
cover letter | a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information |
| crank letter | a hostile (usually anonymous) letter |
encyclical
encyclical letter | a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world |
| fan letter | a letter that is a piece of fan mail |
| personal letter | a letter dealing with personal affairs |
| form letter | a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients |
| open letter | a letter of protest, addressed to one person but intended for the general public |
| chain letter | a letter that is sent successively to several people |
airmail letter
air letter
aerogram
aerogramme | a letter sent by air mail |
note short letter
line billet | a short personal letter, drop me a line when you get there |
love letter
billet doux | a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection |
dead letter
dead mail | mail that can neither be delivered nor returned |
| letter of intent | any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action |
| market letter | a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers |
| letter varsity letter | an award earned by participation in a school sport, he won letters in three sports |
capital
capital letter
uppercase
upperase letter
majuscule | one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis, printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases, capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upperase letters |
small letter
lowercase
lowerase letter
minuscule | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case |
| Gothic black letter | a heavy typeface in use from th to th centuries |
letter letter of the alphabet
alphabetic character | the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech, his grandmother taught him his letters |
polyphone
polyphonic letter | a letter that has two or more pronunciations, `c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell' |
block letter
block capital | a plain hand-drawn letter |