blanket vs covering

covering vs blanket

blanket and covering both are nouns.

blanket is an adjective but covering is not an adjective.

blanket is a verb but covering is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blanket	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
covering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, covering is a hypernym of blanket; that is, covering is a word with a broader meaning than blanket:

blanket: anything that covers
covering: a natural object that covers or envelops

Other hypernyms of blanket include cover, natural covering.

blanket (noun)	covering (noun)
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed	the act of protecting something by covering it
a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor	the work of applying something
anything that covers	the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
	an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
	a natural object that covers or envelops

blanket (adjective)	covering (adjective)
broad in scope or content

blanket (verb)	covering (verb)
cover as if with a blanket
form a blanket-like cover (over)

Difference between blanket and covering

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