Synonyms and antonyms of To cover something with a specific substance in British Thesaurus

carpet (verb)

to cover a floor with a carpet

paper (verb)

to cover the walls of a room with wallpaper

plaster (verb)

to cover a wall or ceiling with wet plaster or a similar substance

cement (verb)

to cover a surface with cement

board over ()

to cover something with wooden boards

tile (verb)

to cover a wall, floor, or roof with tiles

plate (verb)

to cover a metal object with a thin layer of gold or silver

varnish (verb)

to put varnish on something

wax (verb)

to cover a surface with wax to protect it against water

ice (verb)

to cover a cake with icing

calk ()

an American spelling of caulk

caulk (verb)

to fill the spaces between pieces of wood on a boat or around the edge of a window with a special substance that keeps water out

concrete (verb)

to cover the surface of the ground or a wall with concrete

dust (verb)

to put a thin layer of powder on something

electroplate (verb)

to cover a metal object with a thin layer of another metal, especially silver or gold, using electricity

enamel (verb)

to cover or decorate something with enamel

flour (verb)

to cover a surface with flour

gild (verb)

to cover a surface with a very thin layer of gold

glaze (verb)

to put a smooth and shiny surface on something

grass over (British)

Britishinformal to cover an area of ground with grass

grit (verb)

British to spread grit on roads that have ice on them

lacquer (verb)

to put lacquer onto the surface of wood or metal

lather (verb)

to cover something with a lather

net (verb)

to cover something with a net in order to protect it

oil (verb)

to put oil on something, for example to make it move easily, or so that things will not stick to it

panel (verb)

to cover a surface with flat pieces of wood, metal etc

pave (verb)

to put a hard flat surface on an area of ground, using bricks, blocks of stone, concrete etc

pave over ()

to cover an area of ground by paving it

plaster (verb)

to cover a surface or a place with labels, advertisements, pictures etc

plaster over ()

to cover a hole or surface with plaster

plate (verb)

if hard layers of bone, horn etc plate an animal’s body, they cover and protect it

render (verb)

to cover a wall with plaster or cement

roof over ()

to cover an area with a roof

size (verb)

to apply size to the surface of cloth or paper

steam up ()

to cover something with steam, or to become covered with steam

tar (verb)

to cover the surface of a road with tar

tarmac (verb)

to cover the surface of a road or a large area with tarmac

thatch (verb)

to cover a roof of a building with dried plants such as straw or reeds

turf (verb)

to cover an area with turf

upholster (verb)

to cover a chair or sofa with cloth or leather so that it is attractive and comfortable

veil (verb)

to cover something with a veil