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cov|er|age ◆◇◇ /kʌ vər I dʒ/ N‑UNCOUNT The coverage of something in the news is the reporting of it. □ [+ of ] Now a special TV network gives live coverage of most races. COLLOCATIONS coverage NOUN

noun + coverage : media, news, press, television

adjective + coverage : blanket, detailed, extensive, wide; live

verb + coverage : expand, extend, provide; receive, watch

co v|er charge (cover charges ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] A cover charge is a sum of money that you must pay in some restaurants and nightclubs in addition to the money that you pay there for your food and drink.

cov|ered /kʌ və ^r d/ ADJ [ADJ n] A covered area is an area that has a roof. □  There are 40 shops, cafes and restaurants in a covered mall.

co v|ered wa g|on (covered wagons ) N‑COUNT A covered wagon is a wagon that has an arched canvas roof and is pulled by horses. Covered wagons were used by the early American settlers as they travelled across the country.

co v|er girl (cover girls ) N‑COUNT A cover girl is an attractive woman whose photograph appears on the front of a magazine.

cov|er|ing /kʌ vər I ŋ/ (coverings ) N‑COUNT A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else. □ [+ of ] Leave a thin covering of fat. □  Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering.

co v|er|ing le t|ter (covering letters ) N‑COUNT A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information. [BRIT ] in AM, use cover letter

cov|er|let /kʌ və ^r l I t/ (coverlets ) N‑COUNT A coverlet is the same as a bedspread . [OLD-FASHIONED ]

co v|er le t|ter (cover letters ) N‑COUNT A cover letter is the same as a covering letter . [AM ]

cov|er|mount /kʌ və ^r maʊnt/ (covermounts ) N‑COUNT A covermount is a small gift attached to the front cover of a magazine.

co ver-mou nted also covermounted ADJ Cover-mounted items such as makeup and CDs are attached to the front of a magazine as free gifts. □  The first issue has a cover-mounted CD-ROM.

cov|ert /kʌ və ^r t, koʊ vɜː ^r t/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden. [FORMAL ] □  They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels. ●  cov|ert|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □  He was arrested after being filmed covertly by the authorities.

co ver-up (cover-ups ) in AM, also use coverup N‑COUNT A cover-up is an attempt to hide a crime or mistake. □  General Schwarzkopf denied there'd been any cover-up.

co v|er ver|sion (cover versions ) N‑COUNT A cover version of a song is a version of it recorded by a singer or band who did not originally perform the song. □  …British cover versions of American hits.

cov|et /kʌ v I t/ (covets , coveting , coveted ) VERB If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.

cov|et|ed /kʌ v I t I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use coveted to describe something that very many people would like to have. □  …one of sport's most coveted trophies. □  …a supply of highly-coveted hard currency.

cov|et|ous /kʌ v I təs/ ADJ A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  He has attracted covetous glances from England's biggest clubs.

cov|ey /kʌ vi/ (coveys ) N‑COUNT A covey of grouse or partridges is a small group of them.

cow ◆◇◇ /kaʊ / (cows , cowing , cowed )

1 N‑COUNT A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows . □  Dad went out to milk the cows. □  …a herd of cows.

2 → see also cattle