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barehanded |
with the hands uncovered, as by gloves. [1/2 definitions] |
barelegged |
with the legs mostly uncovered. |
buckboard |
a small uncovered carriage with a flexible wooden frame attached directly to the axles. |
hovel |
a small uncovered shed. [1/2 definitions] |
motorcycle |
a two-wheeled motor vehicle having a heavy frame and an uncovered engine. [1/2 definitions] |
naked |
uncovered or unclothed; bare or nude. [1/5 definitions] |
pan-broil |
to cook over direct heat in an uncovered frying pan, using little or no grease. |
shoal1 |
an elevated ridge or area in the bottom of a body of water, esp. one that is uncovered at low tide; sandbar. [1/6 definitions] |
tideland |
coastal land commonly covered and uncovered by tides. |
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