Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncover

/ʌnˈkʌvɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: un-cov-er
IPA: /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a cover from.

verb

To reveal the identity of.

verb

To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

To expose the genitalia.

Intransitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The model railway was uncovered."
"The murderer has finally been uncovered."
"To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation."
"But Levinson said in an interview that the stalemate uncovers a flaw in the US system."
"New insights into bee movements and life cycles have been uncovered after researchers tracked the insects using tiny QR codes glued onto their backs."
"Alfred, surprised to meet his father, whom he thought absent from home, […] stood, holding his firelock in one hand, and his hat in the other, having uncovered himself as soon as he perceived his father."

Etymology

From Middle English uncoveren, equivalent to un- + cover.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: uncoveren

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/
British English: /ʌnˈkʌvə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

uncovers (present, singular) uncovering (participle, present) uncovered (participle, past) uncovered (past)

Derived Forms

uncoverable uncoverer

Synonyms

expose uncloak doff uncoif unhat unwrap disclose let on bring out reveal discover divulge

Antonyms

cover up

Rhymes With

cover discover recover lover undercover glover hover rediscover plover gover shover bruvver

Questions

How do you pronounce uncover?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/.
What does uncover mean?: To remove a cover from.
Where does uncover come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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