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Antonyms for covered

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhv-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌv ər


Definition of covered

Origin :
  • mid-12c., from Old French covrir (12c., Modern French couvrir) "to cover, protect, conceal, dissemble," from Late Latin coperire, from Latin cooperire "to cover over, overwhelm, bury," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + operire "to close, cover" (see weir). Related: Covered; covering. Military sense is from 1680s; newspaper sense first recorded 1893; use in football dates from 1907. Betting sense is 1857. OF horses, as a euphemism for "copulate" it dates from 1530s. Covered wagon attested from 1745.
  • adj provided with a cover
  • adj plentifully bestrewn
  • adj attended to
Example sentences :
  • Proclus was covered with confusion, but still seemed half incredulous.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Like everything else in that neighborhood, it was covered with picture writing.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • He dug a hole and he covered it with branches and leaves and a little grass.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The sides of this hill he covered with a layer of bricks that the sand might not be blown away.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • We could not find any of his camps, however; doubtless the sand has long since covered them.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • We turned east for ten miles to a range, which we found to be covered with spinifex.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The flats are very grassy, but the hills are covered with spinifex.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The lower parts of the mountain were covered with the nut-pine.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • The floor was covered with old matting and a few faded rugs.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • Soon the table was covered with weapons, selected in a dazed way, he knew not why.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

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