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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: |
When something is bare, it has no covering or clothes.
It's too cold to go outside with bare legs.- synonyms:
- naked
- antonyms:
- clothed, covered
- similar words:
- stripped, undressed
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| definition 2: |
Bare also means that something is empty or has nothing on it.
The refrigerator is bare.The walls are bare.- synonyms:
- blank, empty, vacant
- antonyms:
- decorated, furnished
- similar words:
- basic, naked, plain, severe
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| related words: |
open, slender, vacant |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bares, baring, bared |
| definition: |
When you bare something, you let people see it or know about it.
The little boy didn't want to bare his stomach, even for the doctor.The newspaper bared the truth about what happened.- synonyms:
- expose, reveal, uncover
- antonyms:
- cover
- similar words:
- open, peel, show, strip, undress
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| related words: |
break, uncover |
| derivation: |
bareness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word bear? Bare and bear sound alike but have different meanings.
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