Blanket | Mean of blanket in English Dictionary

/ˈblæŋkət/

• Noun
• a covering made of cloth that is used especially on a bed to keep you warm
1. a wool blanket
2. It's going to get cold tonight so you may need extra blankets.
3. an electric blanket [=a blanket warmed by electricity]
4. a beach blanket [=a blanket you sit on at the beach]
• a mass of something that covers an area
1. a blanket of snow/fog/ice
2. a blanket of flowers/grass
• a general mood
1. A blanket of gloom spread over the crowd when they realized their team would lose.
• Verb

• to cover (something)
1. Ice was blanketing the bay.
2. The fields were blanketed with flowers.
3. Confetti blanketed the sidewalks.
• affecting or applying to everyone or everything
1. a blanket amnesty for all illegal aliens
2. a blanket ban on use of the chemical
3. The witness was given blanket protection from prosecution. [=the witness would not be prosecuted for anything]