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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#m1)

2) Unprotected means not covered or shielded, for example from sun or rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#m2)

3) (computers) Unprotected means without a password or security. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#x1)
- Never touch unprotected electrical wires. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#x2)
- The castle's back gate was left unprotected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#x3)
- Unprotected iron rusts quickly in wet weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#x4)
- Your computer is unprotected without a password. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#x5)
- The baby birds were unprotected while their mother hunted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#x6)
- Wear goggles; your eyes are unprotected otherwise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#x7)
- 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/#x8)

### 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).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unprotected» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unprotected/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.