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  • 11exposed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become ▪ leave sb/sth ▪ Depletion of the ozone layer leaves the earth s surface increasingly exposed to harmful radiation from the sun. ADVERB …

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  • 12exposed — ex|posed [ıkˈspəuzd US ˈspouzd] adj 1.) not protected from the weather ▪ an exposed coastline ▪ the side of the garden most exposed to wind 2.) not covered ▪ All exposed skin should be covered with protective cream. 3.) not protected from attack …

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  • 13exposed — ex|posed [ ık spouzd ] adjective 1. ) not covered or hidden and therefore able to be seen: an exposed brick wall 2. ) not protected from the weather: an exposed site on the hill 3. ) not protected from attack: an exposed left flank …

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  • 14exposed — [[t]ɪkspo͟ʊzd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a place is exposed, it has no natural protection against bad weather or enemies, for example because it has no trees or is on very high ground. ...an exposed hillside in Connecticut... This part of the west coast… …

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  • 15exposed — UK [ɪkˈspəʊzd] / US [ɪkˈspoʊzd] adjective 1) not covered or hidden and therefore able to be seen an exposed brick wall 2) not protected from the weather an exposed site on the hill 3) not protected from attack an exposed left flank …

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  • 16exposed — exposedness /ik spoh zid nis/, n. /ik spohzd /, adj. 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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  • 17exposed — Synonyms and related words: aerial, aeriform, aery, airish, airlike, airy, alfresco, answerable for, apparent, apt to, atmospheric, bald, bare, bared, beholdable, belied, bleak, blown, breezy, capable of, clear, cleared, confounded, confuted,… …

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  • 18exposed — adjective 1 not protected from the weather: an exposed coastline 2 not protected from attack; vulnerable: Fiorentina s defence looked very exposed in the second half …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19exposed — adjective 1. with no protection or shield (Freq. 5) the exposed northeast frontier open to the weather an open wound • Syn: ↑open • Similar to: ↑unprotected …

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  • 20Exposed — Expose Ex*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exposing}.] [F. exposer; pref. ex (L. ex out)+poser to place. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for …

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