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blankets

/ˈblæŋ.kɪts/

blankets is the plural of blanket.

blankets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blanket.

Meaning of blanket

Noun

blanket (plural blankets)

  1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
    • The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.
  2. A covering layer of anything.
    • The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.
  3. A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
    • A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate.
  4. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.

See all 11 meanings of blanket

Phrases with blankets

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Questions about blankets

What is blankets the plural of?
Blankets is the plural of blanket.
How do you pronounce blankets?
Blankets is pronounced /ˈblæŋ.kɪts/.

Words near blankets in the dictionary

  1. blanketmakers
  2. blanketmaking
  3. blanketman
  4. blanketmen
  5. blanketry
  6. blankets
  7. blanketsful
  8. blanketted
  9. blanketting
  10. blanketweed
  11. blankety

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