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UNCOVERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of discovering something
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("uncovering" is a kind of...):
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uncovering"):
tracing (the discovery and description of the course of development of something)
catching; detection; espial; spotting; spying (the act of detecting something; catching sight of something)
self-discovery (discovering your own individuality)
breakthrough (making an important discovery)
determination; finding (the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation)
rediscovery (the act of discovering again)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The removal of covering
Synonyms:
baring; denudation; husking; stripping; uncovering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("uncovering" is a kind of...):
remotion; removal (the act of removing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uncovering"):
deforestation; disforestation (the removal of trees)
cornhusking (the act of removing the husks from ears of corn)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb uncover
