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Overt

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.

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Bald 84% connected

Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Bald 84% connected

Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Barefaced 84% connected

With the face uncovered; not masked.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Barefaced 84% connected

With the face uncovered; not masked.

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Naked 84% connected

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Naked 84% connected

Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword.

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Raw 84% connected

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suit…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Raw 84% connected

Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suit…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Visible 84% connected

Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Visible 84% connected

Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Nakedness 74% connected

The condition of being naked.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nakedness 74% connected

The condition of being naked.

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See also 8

Explicit 66% connected

A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

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Explicit 66% connected

A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

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Public 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the pub…

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Public 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the pub…

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Synonym 1

Open 92% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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