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• cov — cov·en; cov·e·nan·tal; cov·e·nan·tee; cov·e·nan·tor; cov·er·age; cov·er·chief; cov·er·er; cov·er·less; cov·er·let; cov·er·lid; cov·er·ture; cov·et; cov·et·able; cov·et·ing·ly; cov·e·tive·ness; cov·e·tous; cov·e·tous·ly; cov·e·tous·ness; cov·in;… …   English syllables

• try — ac·e·tom·e·try; ac·i·dim·e·try; acou·me·try; ac·ti·no·chem·is·try; al·co·hol·om·e·try; alec·try·o·man·cy; alec·try·on; al·gom·e·try; al·ka·lim·e·try; al·ka·lom·e·try; al·lom·e·try; al·tim·e·try; am·per·om·e·try; an·ces·try; an·e·mom·e·try;… …   English syllables

• coventry — cov·en·try …   English syllables

• Coventry — Cov|en|try [ˈkɔvəntri, ˈkʌv US ˈkʌv , ˈka:v ] n send sb to Coventry BrE to refuse to speak to someone in order to punish them, show disapproval etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Coventry — Cov•en•try [[t]ˈkʌv ən tri, ˈkɒv [/t]] n. geg a city in West Midlands, in central England. 337,000 • send to Coventry …   From formal English to slang

• Coventry — Cov en*try (k?v en tr?), n. A town in the county of Warwick, England. [1913 Webster] {To send to Coventry}, to exclude from society; to shut out from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct. {Coventry blue}, blue thread of a superior dye …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Coventry blue — Coventry Cov en*try (k?v en tr?), n. A town in the county of Warwick, England. [1913 Webster] {To send to Coventry}, to exclude from society; to shut out from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct. {Coventry blue}, blue thread of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To send to Coventry — Coventry Cov en*try (k?v en tr?), n. A town in the county of Warwick, England. [1913 Webster] {To send to Coventry}, to exclude from society; to shut out from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct. {Coventry blue}, blue thread of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cover — cov|er1 [ kʌvər ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 put something over something else ▸ 2 be all over something ▸ 3 include and deal with ▸ 4 report/describe ▸ 5 provide insurance ▸ 6 have enough money for ▸ 7 travel a distance ▸ 8 perform someone else s… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cover — cov|er1 W1S1 [ˈkʌvə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hide/protect)¦ 2¦(layer)¦ 3¦(include)¦ 4¦(distance)¦ 5¦(area)¦ 6¦(news)¦ 7¦(money)¦ 8¦(insurance)¦ 9¦(guns)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English