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Uncommonblanket
The correct spelling is blanket.
How to pronounce blanket
/ˈblæŋkɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈblæŋkɪt/
Say it like: Bla-nke-t
The correct spelling is blanket. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. For example: "The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him."
Usage Examples
“The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.”
“The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.”
“A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
- 2.A layer of anything.
- 3.A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
- 4.A streak or layer of blubber in whales.
verb
- 1.To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
- 2.To traverse or complete thoroughly.
- 3.To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
- 4.To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it.
- 5.To nullify the impact of someone or something.
adjective
- 1.General; covering or encompassing everything.
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