Covered and Open

Covered

Covered adjective - Overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form.

Open is an antonym for covered in topics: attended to, provided with a cover, plentifully bestrewn.

Nearby Words: cover, covering, coverage

Open

Open adjective - Being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm.
Usage example: the country's open to invasion if its borders remain unguarded

Covered is an antonym for open in topics: unenclosed, unopened.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Both words in one sentence

  • Eyes Do Not Belong There Instead of being covered in a sea urchin's tubercles, he's instead covered in eyes that open wide to shoot Zommari's 'Amor' to control the enemy.
  • Film / Invasion U.S.A. (1952) A similar landing is shown at the wide open plains of Puget Sound in western Washington state, a region covered in trees and hills for hundreds of miles around.
  • Ghost Butler And then it gets covered with spiders, and it's up to the arachnophobic ten-year-old to open it again.
    Source: Ghost Butler
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