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UNCOVERED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not covered with clothing
Example:
her exposed breast
Synonyms:
exposed; uncovered
Classified under:
Similar:
unclothed (not wearing clothing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb uncover
Context examples:
A moment since we were firing, under cover, at an exposed enemy; now it was we who lay uncovered and could not return a blow.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
But while researchers were looking at ground-based data to confirm the existence of the hot Earth, they uncovered two additional worlds.
(Confirmation of Toasty TESS Planet Leads to Surprising Find of Promising World, NASA)
Detailed imaging of human skull samples obtained from surgery uncovered the presence of the channels.
(Researchers unearth secret tunnels between the skull and the brain, National Institutes of Health)
Scientists had previously uncovered fossils of U. mongoliensis, but those were in poor condition, making them difficult to study.
(Paleontologists find fossil relative of Ginkgo biloba, NSF)
The pattern of these markers makes up the “tubulin code” and scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind one of the main writers of this code, tubulin tyrosine ligase-7 (TTLL7).
(Scientists unravel the mystery of the tubulin code, NIH)
Hubble uncovered the latest storm in September 2018 in Neptune's northern hemisphere.
(Hubble Reveals Dynamic Atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, NASA)
Their studies also uncovered a previously unrecognized vulnerability in the cancer cells that scientists may be able to exploit to develop new strategies against the cancer and related diseases.
(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)
They also uncovered clues suggesting that these cells may play a role in learning and memory.
(The brain may actively forget during dream sleep, National Institutes of Health)
Lestrade had produced two candles, and the policemen had uncovered their lanterns.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It was Neville St. Clair’s coat, and not Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
