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You can refer to something such as an unpleasant emotion or an undesirable quality that seems to affect every aspect of a particular situation as a b______ of that emotion or quality.You can refer to something such as an unpleasant emotion or an undesirable quality that seems to affect every aspect of a particular situation as a blanket of that emotion or quality....the blanket of depression.A blanket of silence descended. nounA blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm .A blanket of something such as snow is a continuous layer of it which hides what is below or beyond it.The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow.Cold damp air brought in the new year under a blanket of fog.You can refer to something such as an unpleasant emotion or an undesirable quality that seems to affect every aspect of a particular situation as a blanket of that emotion or quality....the blanket of depression.A blanket of silence descended.verbIf something such as snow blankets an area, it covers it.More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.With a thick mist now blanketing the trees, I got thoroughly lost.adjectiveYou use blanket to describe something when you want to emphasize that it affects or refers to every person or thing in a group, without any exceptions .It is tempting to support a blanket ban on junk food advertising....the blanket coverage of the Olympics. B2

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blanket blanketsblanketingblanketed

query	You can refer to something such as an unpleasant emotion or an undesirable quality that seems to affect every aspect of a particular situation as a b______ of that emotion or quality.You can refer to something such as an unpleasant emotion or an undesirable quality that seems to affect every aspect of a particular situation as a blanket of that emotion or quality. ...the blanket of depression. A blanket of silence descended.
word	blanket
full-definition	noun A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm . A blanket of something such as snow is a continuous layer of it which hides what is below or beyond it. The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow. Cold damp air brought in the new year under a blanket of fog. You can refer to something such as an unpleasant emotion or an undesirable quality that seems to affect every aspect of a particular situation as a blanket of that emotion or quality. ...the blanket of depression. A blanket of silence descended. verb If something such as snow blankets an area, it covers it. More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan. With a thick mist now blanketing the trees, I got thoroughly lost. adjective You use blanket to describe something when you want to emphasize that it affects or refers to every person or thing in a group, without any exceptions . It is tempting to support a blanket ban on junk food advertising. ...the blanket coverage of the Olympics.
inflections	blanketsblanketingblanketed
cefr-level	B2

Blanket Emotion Refer Unpleasant Undesirable Quality Affect Aspect