blanket

blanket (http://definr.com/blanket)

     adj : broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases";
           "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions
           against human-rights violators"; "an invention with
           broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
           nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
           [syn: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing,
            all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing,
            panoptic, wide]
     n 1: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the
          covers over his head and went to sleep" [syn: cover]
     2: anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [syn: mantle]
     3: a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a
        nuclear reactor
     v 1: cover as if with a blanket; as of snow
     2: form a blanket-like cover (over)