half-naked

adjective

partially clotheda half-naked body

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Words nearby half-naked

half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked, half nelson, half note, half of it, half-open, half-open interval

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Example sentences from the Web for half-naked

Barba offered me a line of cocaine as we sat on his bunk bed covered by posters of musicians and half-naked women.
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison|Jason Batansky|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Later, in 2003, pictures of a half-naked Smart—taken in prison—were published in The National Enquirer.
Did Sexpot Schoolteacher Pamela Smart Hire Teens to Kill Her Husband?|Marlow Stern|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are everywhere on television: dripping wet, heavy-breathing, half-naked men.
The Olympics or Soft Porn? Female, Gay Fans Gawking at Male Athletes|Tricia Romano|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The red-band trailer for Magic Mike has already gone viral, with all the shots of half-naked McConaughey and Bomer.
‘Magic Mike’ Review: 5 Strippers on the Channing Tatum Film|Ramin Setoodeh|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Magnotta plastered pictures of his own half-naked body all over the Internet.
How Luka Magnotta, the Alleged ‘Cannibal Killer,’ Was Caught in Berlin|Winston Ross|June 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The shivering sentinel quickens his step along the rampart, and the half-naked Indian folds his tattered blanket close around him.
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada|Francis Parkman
Domingo turned, and saw two half-naked men with Sniders standing in the trail.
Long Odds|Harold Bindloss
He appeared to be half-naked; he raised aloft both arms, and bellowed down the canyon.
The Rainbow Trail|Zane Grey
Every class was represented there, from the comparatively well-dressed swindler and forger to the peasant and half-naked gipsy.
Roumania Past and Present|James Samuelson
The decks were beginning to swarm with half-awakened and half-naked Chinese.
Tales of the Fish Patrol|Jack London

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