Cover
How words are described
| good | good cover | good wash |
| complete | complete cover | complete wash |
| straight | straight cover | straight wash |
| convenient | convenient cover | convenient wash |
| Other adjectives: simple, actual, real, slow, dark, white, different, said, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It's heavily implied the superintendent is in fact a party to the cover-up (especially the bit in the toilets where he doesn't wash his hands, and Hunt exclaims "Not like you, sir").
Source: Series / Life on Mars (2006) -
Killing normal animals (in self-defense or otherwise) in the Borean Tundra of Northrend will cover you in their blood, and the usually friendly DEHTA members in the area will attack you until it dries after 3 minutes or you wash it off in a body of water.
Source: Video Game Cruelty Punishment - The Brady Bunch: In Season 4's "Law and Disorder," Bobby ruins his best suit when he trespasses into an abandoned house to retrieve a classmate's beloved kitten
and then attempts to wash it in the clothes washer to cover up his tracks.
Source: Doomed New Clothes
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