blankets

7 definitions • 8 examples

a flat cover made of wool or similar warm material, usually used on a bed

including or affecting everything, everyone, or all cases, in a large group or area:

a blanket ban

"Man", as a blanket term for both men and women, is now considered sexist.

to cover something completely with a thick layer:

Outside the fields were blanketed in fog.

a cloth cover used to keep warm, esp. on a bed:

fig. Congress was nearly buried under a blanket of criticism.

without a limit:

You have blanket authority to hire anyone you want.

to cover:

All week, smog has blanketed much of this hot, baked countryside.

affecting or involving every person or thing in a situation:

They want blanket bans on junk-food advertising.

The bank does not have a blanket policy of charging for duplicate statements.