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Adjective blanket has 1 sense

across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, 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"
Antonyms: noncomprehensive, incomprehensive (indirect, via comprehensive)

Noun blanket has 3 senses

blanket, cover - bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
--₁ is a kind of bedclothes, bed clothing, bedding
--₁ has particulars:
afghan; electric blanket; mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket; manta; security blanket
blanket, mantle - anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
--₂ is a kind of covering, natural covering, cover

Derived forms: verb blanket₂, verb blanket₁
blanket - a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
--₃ is a kind of layer, bed
--₃ is a part of breeder reactor

Verb blanket has 2 senses

blanket - cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"
--₁ is one way to cover

Derived form: noun blanket₂
Sample sentence:
The wind storms blanket the area with dust and dirt
blanket - form a blanket-like cover (over)
--₂ is one way to cover, spread over

Derived form: noun blanket₂
Sample sentence:
Dust and dirt blanket the area