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bare
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- pronunciation:
- beIr
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
barer, barest |
| definition 1: |
wearing no clothing or covering; naked.
It's too cold to go outside with bare legs.- synonyms:
- naked, nude
- antonyms:
- clothed, covered
- similar words:
- stripped, undressed
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| definition 2: |
not filled, covered, or decorated; empty.
The walls are bare.- synonyms:
- blank, empty, vacant
- antonyms:
- decorated, furnished
- similar words:
- austere, basic, naked, plain, severe, void
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| definition 3: |
plain; simple.
Just give me the bare facts.- synonyms:
- plain
- similar words:
- basic, cold, downright, fundamental, hard, outright
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| definition 4: |
only just enough; mere.
He had the bare essentials for living.- synonyms:
- meager, mere, scant
- similar words:
- deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking
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| related words: |
bleak, mere, open, scant, slender, vacant |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bares, baring, bared |
| definition: |
to uncover; show.
She bared the cut on her arm for the doctor to treat.- synonyms:
- disclose, expose, reveal, uncover
- antonyms:
- cover
- similar words:
- open, peel, show, strip, undress
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| related words: |
break, disclose, excavate, uncover, unfold |
| derivation: |
bareness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word bear? Bare and bear sound alike but have different meanings.
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