bale
(noun) a large bundle bound for storage or transport
Basel, Basle, Bale
(noun) a city in northwestern Switzerland
bale
(verb) make into a bale; “bale hay”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bale (uncountable)
Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
Suffering, woe, torment.
bale (plural bales)
(obsolete) A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
(archaic) A funeral pyre.
(archaic) A beacon-fire.
bale (plural bales)
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling.
A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
• (measurement of paper): bundle, quire, ream
bale (third-person singular simple present bales, present participle baling, simple past and past participle baled)
(transitive) To wrap into a bale.
bale (third-person singular simple present bales, present participle baling, simple past and past participle baled)
(British, nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.
• -able, Abel, Able, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bael, beal, blea
Bale
A surname.
Bale
A municipality of Croatia.
• -able, Abel, Able, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bael, beal, blea
Source: Wiktionary
Bale, n. Etym: [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.]
Definition: A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Bale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (p. pr. & vb. n. Baling.]
Definition: To make up in a bale. Goldsmith.
Bale, v. t.
Definition: See Bail, v. t., to lade.
Bale, n. Etym: [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS. , OHG. balo, Icel. böl, Goth. balweins.]
1. Misery; Let now your bliss be turned into bale. Spenser.
2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury. [Now chiefly poetic]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
