n. the act of protecting something by covering it

n. an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

n. (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake

n. someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job"

n. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

n. the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";

n. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

adj. "provided covering fire for the platoon that was moving up"

adj. related by blood; not adopted; "natural parent"

adj. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"

adj. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"

adj. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"

adj. (of a key) containing no sharps or flats; (of a note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"

adj. functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild"

adj. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"

adj. being a card other than a wild card or joker

adj. free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"

adj. free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"

adj. not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"

adj. involving or derived from living organisms; free from chemical treatments or additives; "organic gardening is more natural"; "nonsynthetic fertilizer"

adj. produced without being planted or without human labor: "wild strawberries"

adj. (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton"

n. coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood

n. an ornamental coating to a building

n. any wrapper or covering

n. the outer side or surface of something

n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

n. the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"

n. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

n. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

n. a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person

n. a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

n. the earliest known inhabitants of a region

n. a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

n. a member of an uncivilized people

n. a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

n. a person who inhabits a particular place

n. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

n. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

n. the act of enclosing something in a case

n. a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

n. the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air

n. an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"

n. the outer side or surface of something

n. an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

n. an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

n. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

n. the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"

n. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

n. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

n. the side that is forward or prominent

n. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"

n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

n. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"

n. device or stratagem for concealment or deceit

n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness"

n. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

adj. inexperienced

adj. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

adj. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"

adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

adj. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"

adj. having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"

adj. exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"

adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

adj. not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"

adj. free from dirt or stain: "pristine mountain snow"; "the unsullied splendor of eternal youth"- Oscar Wilde; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L. P. Smith

adj. without soil or spot or stain

adj. of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation"

adj. (used of e.g. coatings) protecting against accumulation of barnacles etc on underwater surfaces; "antifouling paint"; "antifouling chemicals"

adj. tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze

adj. saving from harm or loss; "serves a conserving function"

adj. capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"

adj. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods"

adj. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire; "pilots are taught to take evasive action"

adj. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods"

adj. overly protective; "overprotective parents"

adj. tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should be treated with a preservative"

adj. (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports

adj. providing or ensuring safety

adj. (of offspring) generated by procreation; "naturally begotten child"

adj. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"

adj. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"

adj. existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation"

adj. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"

adj. in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena"

adj. (psychol) characterized by average intelligence and ability and development

adj. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"

adj. relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"

adj. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"

adj. having normal blood pressure

adj. free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted personality"

adj. without artificiality; natural; "the doctor's quiet unmannered entry"

adj. not self-conscious; "she grew up with him in unselfconscious friendship"

adj. flowing naturally and continuously; "unstilted conversation"

adj. not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job"

adj. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

adj. lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"

adj. made easy or uncomplicated

adj. resembling a living organism in organization or development; "society as an integrated whole"

adj. not suitable for cultivation or tilling; "thickets of indigenous trees...on uncultivable land"- C.B.Palmer

adj. (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops; "uncultivated land"

adj. (of a piece of ground) not have a crop sown on it; "farmland still unsown"

adj. not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil"

n. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

adj. not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death"

adj. suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu"

adj. contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"

adj. not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"

adj. being or having the character of a miracle

adj. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley

adj. raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp"

adj. lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat"

adj. speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

adj. artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

adj. prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores"