Uncover

  • 11uncover — verb Uncover is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑archaeologist, ↑excavation, ↑investigation Uncover is used with these nouns as the object: ↑clue, ↑conspiracy, ↑detail, ↑evidence, ↑identity, ↑information, ↑ …

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  • 12uncover — Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make known ; bring to light ; disclose, reveal < uncover the truth > 2. to expose to view by removing some covering 3. a. to take the cover from b. to remove the hat from < u …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13uncover — un|cov|er [ ʌn kʌvər ] verb transitive * 1. ) to find out about something that has been hidden or kept secret: The initial investigation failed to uncover a number of important facts. Troops uncovered a terrorist training camp. 2. ) to take the&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14uncover — atidengimas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis ↑Skaidrių keitimo efektas, kai esama skaidrė tarsi nuslenka nuo ekrano ir taip atidengia po ja esančią naują skaidrę. Iliustraciją žr. priede. Paveiksle skaidrė atidengiama iš kairės.&#8230; …

    Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • 15uncover nakedness —    obsolete    to copulate    An evasion favoured by the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible:     Frequently the words used to cover the sex act are uncover nakedness (another example of the literal translation of a Hebrew&#8230; …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 16uncover — /un kuv euhr/, v.t. 1. to lay bare; disclose; reveal. 2. to remove the cover or covering from. 3. to remove a hat from (the head). v.i. 4. to remove a cover or covering. 5. to take off one s hat or other head covering as a gesture of respect.&#8230; …

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  • 17uncover — Synonyms and related words: accost, address, bare, betray, bid good day, bid good morning, bow to, break the seal, bring to light, clear, curtsy, denudate, denude, deobstruct, develop, dig up, disclose, discover, disinter, dismask, display,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18uncover — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. open, unclose, unseal; disclose, discover; reveal, lay bare, expose; undress, denude, bare. See disclosure, divestment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unseal, uncork, unscrew, pry open, lift the lid,&#8230; …

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  • 19uncover — un|cov|er [ʌnˈkʌvə US ər] v [T] 1.) to find out about something that has been kept secret →↑discover ▪ Customs officials uncovered a plot to smuggle weapons into the country. 2.) to remove the cover from something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20uncover — v. reveal, bare, expose; take a cover off; remove a head covering (hat etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary