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BARE
plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented
(adjective) lacking embellishment or ornamentation; âa plain hair styleâ; âunembellished white wallsâ; âfunctional architecture featuring stark unornamented concreteâ
bare, au naturel, naked, nude
(adjective) completely unclothed; âbare bodiesâ; ânaked from the waist upâ; âa nude modelâ
bare, stripped
(adjective) having everything extraneous removed including contents; âthe bare wallsâ; âthe cupboard was bareâ
bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark
(adjective) providing no shelter or sustenance; âbare rocky hillsâ; âbarren landsâ; âthe bleak treeless regions of the high Andesâ; âthe desolate surface of the moonâ; âa stark landscapeâ
bare
(adjective) lacking its natural or customary covering; âa bare hillâ; âbare feetâ
bare, unfinished
(adjective) lacking a surface finish such as paint; âbare woodâ; âunfinished furnitureâ
unsheathed, bare
(adjective) not having a protective covering; âunsheathed cablesâ; âa bare bladeâ
denude, bare, denudate, strip
(verb) lay bare; âdenude a forestâ
publicize, publicise, air, bare
(verb) make public; âShe aired her opinions on welfareâ
bare
(verb) lay bare; âbare your breastsâ; âbare your feelingsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
bare (comparative barer, superlative barest)
Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
Naked, uncovered.
Having no supplies.
Having no decoration.
Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
(Multicultural London English, Toronto, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
With head uncovered; bareheaded.
Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
(figurative) Mere; without embellishment.
Threadbare, very worn.
Not insured.
Synonyms
• (minimal): mere, minimal
• (without a condom): condomless
• (naked): exposed, naked, nude, uncovered, undressed
• (having no supplies): empty, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied
• (having no decoration): empty, plain, unadorned, undecorated
• (having had what usually covers (something) removed): despoiled, stripped, uncovered
Antonyms
• (minimal): ample, plentiful, sufficient
• (naked): covered, covered up, dressed, unexposed
• (having no supplies): full, furnished, stocked, supplied, well-stocked
• (having no decoration): adorned, decorated, ornate
• (having had what usually covers (something) removed): covered
Adverb
bare
(British, slang) Very; significantly.
Barely.
Without a condom.
Noun
bare (plural bares)
(âthe bareâ) The surface, the (bare) skin.
Surface; body; substance.
(architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
Etymology 2
Verb
bare (third-person singular simple present bares, present participle baring, simple past and past participle bared)
(transitive) To uncover; to reveal.
Usage notes
The verb should not be confused with the verb bear.
Synonyms
• (uncover): expose, lay bare, reveal, show, uncover; see also reveal
Antonyms
• (uncover): cover, cover up, hide
Etymology 3
Inflected forms.
Verb
bare
(obsolete) simple past tense of bear
• Bible, Josh. iii. 15
Anagrams
• Aber, Bear, Brea, Reba, bear, brae, rabe
Proper noun
Bare (countable and uncountable, plural Bares)
A surname.
A suburb of Morecambe, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England, served by Bare Lane railway station (OS grid ref SD4564).
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bare is the 4836th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7291 individuals. Bare is most common among White (90.51%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Aber, Bear, Brea, Reba, bear, brae, rabe
Source: Wiktionary
Bare, a. Etym: [OE. bar, bare, AS. bĂŠr; akin to D. & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, OSlav. bos barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bhas to shine
1. Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare.
2. With head uncovered; bareheaded. When once thy foot enters the church, be bare. Herbert.
3. Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed. Bare in thy guilt, how foul must thou appear ! Milton.
4. Plain; simple; unadorned; without polish; bald; meager. "Uttering bare truth." Shak.
5. Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily furnished; -- used with of (rarely with in) before the thing wanting or taken away; as, a room bare of furniture. "A bare treasury." Dryden.
6. Threadbare; much worn. It appears by their bare liveries that they live by your bare words. Shak.
7. Mere; alone; unaccompanied by anything else; as, a bare majority. "The bare necessaries of life." Addison. Nor are men prevailed upon by bare of naked truth. South. Under bare poles (Naut.), having no sail set.
Bare, n.
1. Surface; body; substance. [R.] You have touched the very bare of naked truth. Marston.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
Bare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bared(p. pr. & vb. n. Baring.] Etym: [AS. barian. See Bare, a.]
Definition: To strip off the covering of; to make bare; as, to bare the breast.
Bare.
Definition: Bore; the old preterit of Bear, v.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BREAK
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; âHis peccadilloes finally broke his marriageâ; âThis play will either make or break the playwrightâ
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