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noun

1. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

e.g. he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep

Synonym: cover

2. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

3. anything that covers

e.g. there was a blanket of snow

Synonym: mantle

adj

1. greatly pleasing or entertaining

e.g. a delightful surprise
the comedy was delightful
a delicious joke

Synonym: delightful

2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

Synonym: delectablelusciouspleasant-tastingscrumptioustoothsomeyummy

adj

1. filled with shade

e.g. the shady side of the street
the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed
we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove
cool umbrageous woodlands

Synonym: shadowedshadowyumbrageous

2. not as expected

e.g. there was something fishy about the accident
up to some funny business
some definitely queer goings-on
a shady deal
her motives were suspect
suspicious behavior

Synonym: fishyfunnysuspectsuspicious

3. of questionable taste or morality

e.g. a louche nightclub
a louche painting

Synonym: louche

4. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous

e.g. a shady operation

Synonym: fly-by-night

noun

1. the organic process of bearing flowers

e.g. you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed

Synonym: bloom

noun

1. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

e.g. the shining of shoes provided a meager living
every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing

Synonym: polishing