1. (

• blanket ,
• cover ,

) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" ;

2. (

• blanket ,
• mantle ,

) anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" ;

3. (

• blanket ,

) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor ;

1. (

• blanket

) cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields" ;

2. (

• blanket

) form a blanket-like cover (over) ;

1. (

• across-the-board ,
• all-embracing ,
• all-encompassing ,
• all-inclusive ,
• blanket ,
• broad ,
• encompassing ,
• extensive ,
• panoptic ,
• wide

) broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" ;