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uncovering

verb noun

To remove a cover from.

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
U
Ends with
G
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
16

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verb

  1. To remove a cover from.

    “The model railway was uncovered.”

  2. To reveal the identity of.

    “The murderer has finally been uncovered.”

  3. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.

  4. To remove one's hat or cap as a mark of respect.

  5. To expose the genitalia.

  6. To expose (lines of formation of troops) successively by the wheeling to right or left of the lines in front.

noun

  1. The act by which something is uncovered.

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Example Sentences

The model railway was uncovered.
The murderer has finally been uncovered.

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