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naked
has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ adjective ] (clothing) completely unclothed
Synonyms Examples "bare bodies" "naked from the waste up" "a nude model" Used in print (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)A week later the sentence of the Council was carried_out : Jake_Camaret and the woman were marched naked through the streets past a mocking populace . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)Naked girls danced in the chancel of the Abbey , the youngest and seemingly the most innocent being chosen to read a sermon filled with veiled depravities . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)`` Lovie , you make me feel naked '' . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)As for the night being warm , he would have been comfortable naked on Mount_Everest but his water_brothers had little tolerance for changes in temperature and pressure ; he was considerate of their weakness , once he learned of_it . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having no protecting or concealing cover
Synonyms Examples "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)The gentle whir of each footstep left him more naked than before , until he felt his unprotected flesh tremble , chilled by each new sound . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument
Synonyms Examples "visible to the naked eye" "clearly audible to the unaided ear" Used in print (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)I can n't tell you now the distance in light_years or what star this was , though you can see it with the naked eye at night in this hemisphere . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
Synonyms Examples "naked ambition" "raw fury" "you may kill someone someday with your raw power" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The simple , naked idea of one man chasing another is of its nature better fitted for the film than it is for any other form of fiction . Related terms |
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