coverall
1 of 2noun
cov·er·all ˈkə-vər-ˌȯl 
: a one-piece outer garment worn to protect other garments —usually used in plural
coveralled
ˈkə-vər-ˌȯld
adjective cover-all
2 of 2adjective
cov·er-all ˈkə-vər-ˌȯl
: comprehensive
cover-all provisions
Synonyms
Adjective
- all-embracing
- all-in [chiefly British]
- all-inclusive
- broad-gauge
- broad-gauged
- compendious
- complete
- comprehensive
- cyclopedic
- embracive
- encyclopedic
- exhaustive
- full
- global
- in-depth
- inclusive
- omnibus
- panoramic
- thorough
- universal
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 Bingo cards are $2 a pack for five games, $2 coverall. Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 The exceptionally rare coverall is made from a fire-resistant material known as Beta Cloth. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2022 Cost to participate is $6 per packet and includes five games and coverall. courant.com, 7 Oct. 2021 The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for donations of N-95 masks, coverall safety suits, isolation gowns, goggles, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes for officers. Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021 Dan Colgan, administrator at Redeemer Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minneapolis, donned a protective coverall, an N95 mask and a plastic face shield to provide a graphic visual. Star Tribune, 28 July 2021 Pulling up the rear of the costume parade is Luann, not in blackface but wearing nude leggings, a bikini top, a macrame coverall, and about three statement necklaces at once. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 May 2021 The father and son safely escaped out the front window of the house as the man went upstairs and took keys to a vehicle and a green mechanic’s coverall before fleeing yard-to-yard on foot toward K Street, officials said. Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2021 See More
Noun
In December 2020, Mokhber donned a hooded Tyvek coverall and visited a pharmaceutical facility belonging to Shifa Pharmed, the Barkat subsidiary charged with producing Setad’s vaccine. Yeganeh Torbati, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 Bingo cards are $2 a pack for five games, $2 coverall. Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022 The exceptionally rare coverall is made from a fire-resistant material known as Beta Cloth. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2022 Cost to participate is $6 per packet and includes five games and coverall. courant.com, 7 Oct. 2021 The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for donations of N-95 masks, coverall safety suits, isolation gowns, goggles, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes for officers. Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021 Dan Colgan, administrator at Redeemer Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minneapolis, donned a protective coverall, an N95 mask and a plastic face shield to provide a graphic visual. Star Tribune, 28 July 2021 Pulling up the rear of the costume parade is Luann, not in blackface but wearing nude leggings, a bikini top, a macrame coverall, and about three statement necklaces at once. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 May 2021 The father and son safely escaped out the front window of the house as the man went upstairs and took keys to a vehicle and a green mechanic’s coverall before fleeing yard-to-yard on foot toward K Street, officials said. Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1824, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1895, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
coverall
noun
cov·er·all ˈkə-vər-ˌȯl
: an outer garment that combines shirt and pants and is worn to protect a person's regular clothes —usually used in pl.
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