Cover and Retort

Cover

Cover noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.

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Retort and cover are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retort" instead a noun "Cover".

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Retort noun - A quick witty response.

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Cover and retort are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead a noun "Retort".

Nearby Words: retorted, retorting

good	good cover	good retort
similar	similar cover	similar retort
simple	simple cover	simple retort
real	real cover	real retort
Other adjectives: famous, comic, awesome.

The webmaster of Lousy Book Covers apparently received this retort so frequently that he devoted an entire subpage to rebutting the argument... as well as showing his own work in cover design to prove that why yes, he can do better.

Source: Let's See You Do Better

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