Cover and Wall

Cover

Cover noun - Means or method of defending.

Usage example: provided cover while their comrades ran for safety

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Wall and cover are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wall" instead the word "Cover" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Wall noun - Means or method of defending.

Usage example: investigators faced a wall of silence from the members of the police department

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Cover and wall are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead the word "Wall" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: walled, walling, walla

good	good cover	good wall
high	high cover	high wall
full	full cover	full wall
low	low cover	low wall
Other adjectives: similar, inside, complete, solid, front, fake, convenient, single, blank, heavy, actual, entire, real, hard, black, new, impenetrable, nearby, red, nearest.

The wall of iron spell creates a permanent wall of iron to serve as cover, block a corridor, or create fast fortification.

Source: Mundane Utility / Tabletop Games
The album cover of "Het Boerka Complot" spoofs the cover again, this time with Kiekeboe and Van De Kasseien standing tied against a wall.

Source: "The Yellow 'M'" Shout-Out
One of the Video Game/Metroid stages in Melee also has a giant advancing wall of lava that comes in to cover over half the stage.

Source: Advancing Wall of Doom

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