Phrase Hound found 81 phrases and 27 compound words that contain blanket. The most common are listed below. Open blanket in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 81
- wet blanketA person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
- saddle blanketa blanket that is placed under a saddle as a cushion and to protect the horse's back.
- split the blanketTo terminate a marriage or marriage-like relationship; to divorce or permanently separate.
- horse blanketA blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse.
- electric blanketA blanket with an integrated electrical heating device.
- security blanketA blanket that provides one with a sense of security or alleviates one’s anxiety, typically during early childhood.
- fire blanketA large piece of fireproof or fire resistant material, used exclusively to cover and extinguish a small fire.
- blanket partyA form of corporal punishment or hazing formerly common in militaries in which the victim is restrained with a blanket and beaten.
- blanket-coatA short heavy coat made of mackinaw.
- space blanketA blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.
- big blue blanketA system used in World War II for protecting American warships from Japanese kamikaze attacks, involving (among other things) the constant presence of the blue-painted Hellcat and Corsair aircraft over the fleet at all times.
- blanket octopusAny of four species of pelagic octopus of the genus Tremoctopus, found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
- splitting the blanketpresent participle and gerund of split the blanket
- blanket bogAn area of peatland where peat covers large expanses of undulating ground, forming where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of evapotranspiration.
- blanket bushBedfordia arborescens, an Australian shrub.
- blanket finishA finish of a race, such as a running race, which is very close between a number of competitors.
- blanket flowerSynonym of gaillardia (“flowering plant”).
- blanket fortSynonym of pillow fort: An inhabitable structure built from pillows, blankets, bed sheets, and sofa cushions, usually as part of a child's play.
- blanket loanA loan, or mortgage, for multiple subdivisions of a single tract of land.
- blanket orderA purchase order placed by a customer with a supplier to allow multiple delivery dates over a period of time, often negotiated to take advantage of predetermined pricing.
- blanket statementA type of fallacy from making an inductive conclusion with insufficient evidence; a kind of faulty generalization; underpowered generalization
- blanket termA word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things.
- Indian blanketSynonym of sundance (“Gaillardia pulchella”)
- point blanketA kind of wool blanket with colored stripes, traditionally traded by the Hudson's Bay Company to First Nations people in exchange for beaver pelts.
- receiving blanketA lightweight blanket that is wrapped around or placed under a partially or fully nude baby for warmth and hygiene.
Compound words 27
- blankieA blanket, especially one used as a security blanket.
- blanketydamnable, damned
- blankyA mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
- biliblanketAny of various light-emitting blankets that are used for home treatment of jaundice in infants.
- blanketfulAs much as fits on or can be carried in a blanket.
- blanketlyIn a blanket manner: in a manner that covers or encompasses all of the things under consideration (sometimes despite differences among the various things).
- blanketflowerGaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
- blanketryBlanket-making; blankets collectively.
- blanketweeda filamentous alga often found in ponds
- blanketlessWithout a blanket or blankets.