# covers

Pronunciation: US say "KUV-urz" /ˈkʌvɚz/; UK/AUS say "KUV-uhz" /ˈkʌvəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of cover. — plural of cover
   - Simple: Plural of cover. Use it when talking about more than one cover.
   - _The mattress covers needed washing after the long camping trip._
   - _Replacement covers for the patio chairs arrived a week late._
3. The sheets, blankets, and other bedclothes on a bed, taken together.
   - Simple: The sheets and blankets on a bed.
   - _On cold mornings she burrowed deeper under the covers._
   - _The hotel left a chocolate on the pillow and folded the covers back neatly._
4. In cricket, the area of the field near the cover and extra cover fielding positions.
   - Simple: In cricket, the part of the field near where the cover and extra cover fielders stand.
   - _A crisp shot raced through the covers before anyone could react._
   - _She fields well in the covers, cutting off sharp drives on the off side._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of cover. — third-person singular simple present indicative of cover
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of cover. Use it after he, she, or it.
   - _The new policy covers every employee hired before March._
   - _A tarp covers the woodpile through the rainy season._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/covers (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).