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BARE

(adj., adj.sat, verb, noun, adverb)

Definitions

There are 19 meanings of the word Bare.

How to pronounce bare:

US

Bare - as an adjective

Not having a protective covering

Example: "Unsheathed cables"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
unsheathed

Lacking its natural or customary covering

Example: "A bare hill"

Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
covered

Bare - as an adjective satellite

Having no clothes on the body

Example: "Bare bodies"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
au naturel

Lacking in magnitude or quantity

Example: "A bare livelihood"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
scantyspare

Just barely adequate or within a lower limit

Example: "A bare majority"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
marginal

Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

Example: "Only the bare facts"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
meresimple

Lacking a surface finish such as paint

Example: "Bare wood"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
unfinished

Providing no shelter or sustenance

Example: "Bare rocky hills"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
barrenbleakdesolatestark

Having everything extraneous removed including contents

Example: "The bare walls"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
stripped

Lacking embellishment or ornamentation

Example: "A plain hair style"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
plainspareunembellishedunornamented

Bare - as a verb

Expose to view

Example: "Bare your breasts"

Lay bare

Example: "Denude a forest"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
denudatedenude
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
clear
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Bare - as a noun

(‘the bare’) the surface, the (bare) skin.

Surface; body; substance.

That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.

Bare - as an adverb

Very; significantly.

Example: "It's taking bare time."

Barely.

Without a condom.

Example Sentences

"The tree stood bare against the winter sky."
"His hands were rough and calloused, with nails bitten down to the bare flesh."
"The room was bare of any furniture."
"She wore only a bare minimum of makeup."
"The shelves were stripped bare of all goods during the sale."
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Word Game Points

Is BARE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, bare is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

BARE has a SCRABBLE points total of 6.

Is BARE a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, bare is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
BARE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.

Is BARE a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, bare is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
BARE has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.

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