exposed

/ik-ˈspōzd/

adjective

  1. open to view

  2. not shielded or protected; also : not, insulated

liable open exposed subject prone susceptible sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence.

verb

  1. to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition

  2. to submit or make accessible to a particular action or influence; especially : to subject (a sensitive photographic film, plate, or paper) to radiant energy

  3. to abandon (an infant) especially by leaving in the open

expose troops needlessly

expose children to good books

show exhibit display expose parade flaunt mean to present so as to invite notice or attention. show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine. exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly.

verb

  1. to expose (something or someone) again

Workers simply pushed clean sand over other sections of blackened beach; by August, the tides had reexposed the oil.