Entry Word: exposed

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm <without our immune systems weʼd be exposed to all sorts of deadly infections> — see liable 1
2 lacking a usual or natural covering <the exposed electrical wires were a safety hazard> — see naked 2
3 lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack <the soldiers were so exposed in the open field that they were the proverbial sitting ducks> — see helpless 1