covert vs covering

covering vs covert

covert and covering both are nouns.

covert is an adjective but covering is not an adjective.

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

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

covert: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
covering: an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

covert (noun)	covering (noun)
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something	the act of protecting something by covering it
a flock of coots	the work of applying something
	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

covert (adjective)	covering (adjective)
secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
(of a wife) being under the protection of her husband

Difference between covert and covering

Words related to "covering"

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