Synonyms for uncovered


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-kuhv-erd
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈkʌv ərd

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Définition of uncovered

Origin :
  • c.1300, from un- (2) "reverse of" + cover (v.). Earliest use is figurative; literal sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Uncovered; uncovering.
  • adj exposed
Example sentences :
  • With his own hands he uncovered the bones and skull of some brave warrior.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • Then they uncovered the fallen statues of the pediments of Zeus' temple.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • One such old palace has been uncovered at Tiryns near Mycenae.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • She stood there in the biting wind, while he uncovered the horse and drove away.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • His white locks were uncovered, and he was in his shirt-sleeves.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • When, after the offertory, Pierre uncovered the chalice he felt contempt for himself.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Fritz and Sapt leapt out, uncovered, and held the door for me.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • You uncovered, also, when Monseigneur or Monsieur spoke to you, or you to them.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • At last she risked the ordeal, and uncovered her tranquillised face.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • Then she uncovered her eyes, and looked, and paused and hesitated.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
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