Synonyms for uncover
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-kuhv-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈkʌv ər |
Top 10 synonyms for uncover Other synonyms for the word uncover
Définition of uncover
Origin :- c.1300, from un- (2) "reverse of" + cover (v.). Earliest use is figurative; literal sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Uncovered; uncovering.
- verb reveal, disclose
- But such a fashion of beard, while covering a man's face, does much to uncover the man.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- Which one of the fifty-seven varieties have you elected to uncover first?
- Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- And we are as likely now to uncover a war party as a herd of antelope.
- Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
- Rub his arms and legs toward his body but do not uncover him to do this.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- The Jew might not uncover the body in the face of the temple.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- Uncover your bread; see that all diners have knife, spoon, and napkin.
- Extract from : « Early English Meals and Manners » by Various
- You know that if I uncover any indication of a crime, all bets are off.
- Extract from : « By Proxy » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- I have every confidence that Lt. Smith will uncover a good thing.
- Extract from : « Between the Lines » by Henry Bascom Smith
- No woman should ever uncover her neck to any man but her husband!
- Extract from : « Colonel Carter's Christmas and The Romance of an Old-Fashioned Gentleman » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- As you will, gentlemen; but uncover yourselves, for I speak in the king's name.
- Extract from : « The Regent's Daughter » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
Antonyms for uncover
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