For Cover we have terms and definitions in 28 topics. The topics are Agriculture, Auto Insurance, Boating, Book Collecting, Car Insurance, Carpet, Ecology, Entertainment, Fencing, Field Hockey, Finance, Fish, Forestry, Gambling, Hunting, Ice Hockey, International Economics, Motorcyle Insurance, Options, Pavement, Pipe Joints, Plumbing, Soccer, Sports Gambling, Spy, Stamps, Topology and William Shakespeare.

Cover (Agriculture)

(wildlife science) Vegetation or other natural shelter serving to conceal wildlife from predators.

Cover (Auto Insurance)

Cover describes the specific risk a given policy will protect you against.

Cover (Boating)

1) A fabric placed over the hull or gear (boat cover, cockpit cover, brightwork cover, winch cover) or around a sail (sail cover) when it is not in use, to protect against water, dirt, and ultraviolet rays. 2) In sailboat racing, to sail between another boat and the wind to slow her down or keep her from passing. See blanket and slam dunk.

Cover (Book Collecting)

The rectangular cardboard or (rarely)wood part of a book binding that is centered over the first or last page. Usually slightly larger than the page, to better protect the page edges. Today, it nearly always made from heavy cardboard and finished with an outer covering of decorative cloth or paper.
See Cloth. Boards.

Cover (Car Insurance)

Cover describes the specific risk a given policy will protect you against.

Cover (Carpet)

1. The degree of evenness of thread spacing. 2. The degree to which underlying structure is concealed by the surface material, as in carpets, the degree to which pile covers backing. 3. The ability of a dye to conceal defects in fabric.1. The degree of evenness of thread spacing. 2. The degree to which underlying structure is concealed by the surface material, as in carpets, the degree to which pile covers backing. 3. The ability of a dye to conceal defects in fabric.

Cover (Ecology)

Protection for an organism, usually a plant. Animals use plants to hide and protect themselves.

Cover (Entertainment)

To obstruct the view of the audience.

Cover (Fencing)

To close a line to the attacker.

Cover (Field Hockey)

To position oneself between an opposing player and the ball.

Cover (Finance)

The purchase of a contract to offset a previously established short position.

Cover (Fish)

Vegetation used by wildlife for protection from predators, or to mitigate weather conditions, or to reproduce. May also refer to the protection of the soil and the shading provided to herbs and forbs by vegetation.

Cover (Forestry)

(a) Any plant that intercepts rain drops before they reach the soil or that holds soil in place. (b) A hiding place or vegetative shelter for wildlife from predators or inclement weather.

Cover (Gambling)

Win by more than the pointspread

Cover (Hunting)

Any feature that conceals wildlife or fish. Cover may be dead or live vegetation, boulders, or undercut streambanks. Animals use cover to escape from predators, rest, or feed.

Cover (Ice Hockey)

When a player stays close to an opponent to prevent him from receiving a pass or making a play on offense.

Cover (International Economics)

To use the forward market to protect against exchange risk. Typically, an importer with a future commitment to pay in foreign currency would buy it forward, and exporter with a future receipt would sell it forward, and a purchaser of a foreign bond would sell forward the expected proceeds at maturity. See hedge.

Cover (Motorcyle Insurance)

This is the agreed area of risk "covered" by the insurance policy.

Cover (Options)

To buy back as a closing transaction an option that was initially written.

Cover (Pavement)

In reinforced concrete, the least distance between the surface of the reinforcement and the outer surface of the concrete.

Cover (Pipe Joints)

A device used to provide limited protection of the exterior surface of the bellows of an expansion joint from foreign objects or mechanical damage. A cover is sometimes referred to as a shroud.

Cover (Plumbing)

The top portion of a toilet seat. Also the top lid on a toilet's tank.

Cover (Soccer)

(i) defensive support, usually from behind; (ii) the word a supporting player calls to a player ahead indicating support from behind; (iii) the act of supporting a player nearby.

Cover (Sports Gambling)

To bet the spread by the required number of points; if such occurs, you have "covered the spread".

Cover (Spy)

Persona, profession, purpose, activity, fictitious image maintained by an undercover operative.

Cover (Stamps)

An envelope or piece of postal stationery, usually one that has been mailed. A cover also refers to folded letters that were addressed and mailed without an envelope.

Cover (Topology)

A collection of subsets of a space is a cover (or covering) of that space if the union of the collection is the whole space.

Cover (William Shakespeare)

To lay the table for dinner.

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