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COVERING MATERIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A material used by builders to cover surfaces
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("covering material" is a kind of...):
building material (material used for constructing buildings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "covering material"):
fiberglass; fibreglass (a covering material made of glass fibers in resins)
lino; linoleum (a floor covering)
plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)
puddle (a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry)