bare
has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ adjective ] denuded of leaves
Examples "the bare branches of winter" Used in print (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)During the summer he had tried to repair some of his losses at the track , and the bare trees reminded him that his pari-mutuel tickets would still be lying , like leaves , in the gutters near Belmont and Saratoga . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Now the yard looked wet and bald , the trees bare under their buds , but in a while Miss_Ada 's flowers would bloom like a marching parade . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (clothing) completely unclothed
Synonyms Examples "bare bodies" "naked from the waste up" "a nude model" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Bare feet are better for such work than any form of slipper . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking in amplitude or quantity
Examples "a bare livelihood" "a scanty harvest" "a spare diet" Used in print (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)The twenty-three ( or twenty-two with the Paynes themselves omitted ) provided merely a place to start , and their identification was the barest of starts . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] providing no shelter or sustenance
Examples "bare rocky hills" "barren lands" "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes" "the desolate surface of the moon" "a stark landscape" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] showing ground without the usual covering of grass
Examples "a carefully swept bare yard around the house" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking a surface finish such as paint
Synonyms Examples "bare wood" "unfinished furniture" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not having a protective covering
Synonyms Examples "unsheathed cables" "a bare blade" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6373
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