Nearby Words
adjective
1.
left or being without shelter or protection: The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.
2.
laid open to view; unconcealed: an exposed king of spades.
3.
susceptible to attack; vulnerable.
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Exposed
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- Mining exposed the sulfides and eventually made the tailings as acidic as battery acid and full of heavy metals such as arsenic.
- It has not yet taken even basic measures to reduce possible damage to public health in areas exposed to herbicides.
- The attempt to manipulate public sentiment, exposed by a rare whistle-blower, angered the public and energised the media.
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verb (used with object), ex·posed, ex·pos·ing.
Idiom1.
to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
2.
to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself to the influence of bad companions.
3.
to uncover or bare to the air, cold, etc.: to expose one's head to the rain.
4.
to present to view; exhibit; display: The storekeeper exposed his wares.
5.
EXPANDto make known, disclose, or reveal (intentions, secrets, etc.).
6.
to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.): to expose a swindler.
7.
to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.).
8.
to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child.
9.
COLLAPSEto subject, as to the action of something: to expose a photographic plate to light.
10.
expose oneself, to exhibit one's body, especially one's genitals, publicly in an immodest or exhibitionistic manner.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English exposen < Old French exposer, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + poser to put (see pose1), rendering Latin expōnere to put out, expose, set forth in words; see expound
1425–75; late Middle English exposen < Old French exposer, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + poser to put (see pose1), rendering Latin expōnere to put out, expose, set forth in words; see expound
Related forms
ex·pos·a·ble, adjective
ex·pos·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ex·pos·er, noun
self-ex·pos·ing, adjective
un·ex·pos·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. subject, endanger, imperil, jeopardize. 5. uncover, unveil, betray.
1. subject, endanger, imperil, jeopardize. 5. uncover, unveil, betray.
Antonyms
2. protect, shield. 5. conceal, hide, cover up.
2. protect, shield. 5. conceal, hide, cover up.
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