uncover
uncover is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. "To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation." Milton.
- 2.To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.
- 3.To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect. We are forced to uncover after them. Addison.
- 4.To remove the covers from dishes, or the like. Uncover, dogs, and lap. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- altogether
- back
- bald
- bare
- bareback
- barebacked
- barefoot
- bareness
- birthday
- buff
- callow
- cast
- coot
- cover
- decorticate
- decortication
- denudation
- denude
- depilation
- desquamation
- disfurnish
- dishabille
- dismantle
- disrobe
- divest
- divestment
- doff
- dress
- enrobe
- excoriate
- excoriation
- exfoliate
- exfoliation
- expose
- flay
- garb
- hairless
- hand
- lay
- leafless
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is uncover.
- What is to show openly; to disclose; to reveal. "To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation." Milton called?
- What is to divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self called?
- What is to take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect. We are forced to uncover after them. Addison called?
- What is to remove the covers from dishes, or the like. Uncover, dogs, and lap. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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