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- pronunciation:
- uhn
kuh
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
uncovers, uncovering, uncovered |
| definition 1: |
to remove the cover from.
When I uncovered the pot, I found that much of the broth had evaporated.- antonyms:
- cover, shade
- similar words:
- bare, expose, open, strip, uncloak, unearth, unmask, unveil, unwrap
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| definition 2: |
to expose or disclose; reveal.
The king's advisers uncovered a plot to kill him.The journalist uncovered a conspiracy.- synonyms:
- disclose, expose, reveal
- similar words:
- bare, break, detect, discover, display, divulge, find, find out, let out, open, publish, unearth, unveil
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| related words: |
betray, catch, demonstrate, disclose, excavate, illuminate, impart, lay, produce, root, show, unfold |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to remove a cover.
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