unprotected

«unprotected» in Mova's school dictionary: not kept safe from harm or danger — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Unprotected means not kept safe from harm or danger. tree →

2) Unprotected means not covered or shielded, for example from sun or rain. tree →

3) (computers) Unprotected means without a password or security. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons: «unprotected skin burns in the sun», «unprotected electrical wires». In science: unprotected iron rusts. In computing: an unprotected file can be read by anyone. In history and stories: an unprotected town or camp is easy to attack.

examples

• Unprotected skin can burn in strong sun. tree →
• Never touch unprotected electrical wires. tree →
• The castle's back gate was left unprotected. tree →
• Unprotected iron rusts quickly in wet weather. tree →
• Your computer is unprotected without a password. tree →
• The baby birds were unprotected while their mother hunted. tree →
• Wear goggles; your eyes are unprotected otherwise. tree →
• As she spoke they reached the Castle of Steel, the side next the sea being the only one which the Yellow Dwarf had left unprotected by the dreadful burning walls. tree →

note

Opposite: protected. Verb: protect; noun: protection. Safety: sunscreen, hats and goggles protect.

In the corpora

• "Soft target" means unprotected people or places, often ordinary civilians (people who are not soldiers).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unprotected» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.