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   bare

   /bɛː/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered: "he was bare from the waist up" Similar nakedunclothedundresseduncoveredstrippedwith nothing onin a state of naturedisrobeduncladundrapedexposednudein the nudestark nakedau naturelinformal:without a stitch onin one's birthday suitin the rawin the altogetherin the buffas naked as the day one was bornin the nuddymother nakedstarkersin the scudscuddybare-assedbuck nakedbollockyvulgar slang:bollock-nakedOpposite clothed
   • ▪ without the appropriate, usual, or natural covering: "leaf fall had left the trees bare" Similar uncovereduncarpetedunpaintedunvarnishedstrippedpolishedsealedbarrenbleakexposeddesolatestarkariddesertdenudedlunartreelessforestlesswithout vegetationdefoliatedunshelteredunprotectedunshieldedrare:unwoodedOpposite lush
   • ▪ without the appropriate or usual contents: "a bare cell with just a mattress" Similar emptyemptiedunfurnishedvacantclearclearedfreestarkausterespartanunadornedunembellishedunornamentedunfussyplainOpposite furnishedembellished
   • ▪ devoid of; without: "the interior was bare of plaster" Similar empty ofemptied ofwithoutlackingdevoid ofbereft ofwantingdeprived ofdestitute offree fromOpposite containing
   • ▪ unconcealed; without disguise: "an ordeal that would lay bare a troubled family background"
   • 2. without addition; basic and simple: "he outlined the bare essentials of the story" Similar straightforwardplainsimplebasicpureessentialbare-bonesfundamentalstripped downcut downstarkbaldcoldhardtruthfulrealistictrue to lifebrutalharshexplicitunequivocalunambiguousunexaggeratedunadornedunembellishedundisguisedunveiledunvarnishedunqualifiedinformal:warts and all
   • ▪ only just sufficient: "the bare minimum of furniture"
   • ▪ surprisingly small in number or amount: "all you need to get started with this program is a bare 10K bytes of memory" Similar mereno more thanno better thanjust aonly asimplesheerverybasicslimslightslenderpaltryskimpyminimumtriflingOpposite comfortable

   verb

   • 1. uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view: "he bared his chest to show his scar"

   determiner

   • 1. a large amount or number of: informal British "my birthday's on the 22nd—I'm gonna get bare cash"

   adverb

   • 1. very; really (used as an intensifier): informal British "you are bare lazy"

   Word Origin Old Englishbær (noun), barian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch baar.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bareness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   Bare means without any clothes or not covered by anything, or only the most basic or important. It can also be a verb meaning to show something that is usually covered, or an adverb or determiner meaning very or a lot.

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   Bare can be an adjective that means uncovered (as in bare feet) or empty or without the usual contents (as in bare cabinets or bare walls), or a verb meaning to reveal or open to view (as in bare your secrets).

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective bare, which can describe something not covered, empty, or simple. See examples, synonyms, idioms and word origin.

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   The adjective bare describes something or someone that is naked or unclothed. Bare can be used in many different ways: to describe the inside of your nearly-empty refrigerator, an uncarpeted floor, or your unadorned, sparsely decorated bedroom. The word bare can also be used as a verb meaning "to

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