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bare

/bˈɛɹ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. completely unclothed
    “bare bodies”
  2. lacking in magnitude or quantity
    “a bare livelihood”
  3. not having a protective covering
    “unsheathed cables”
  4. lacking its natural or customary covering
    “a bare hill”
  5. just barely adequate or within a lower limit
    “a bare majority”
  6. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
    “only the bare facts”
  7. lacking a surface finish such as paint
    “bare wood”
  8. providing no shelter or sustenance
    “bare rocky hills”
  9. having everything extraneous removed including contents
    “the bare walls”
  10. lacking embellishment or ornamentation
    “a plain hair style”

verb

  1. lay bare
    “bare your breasts”
  2. make public
    “She aired her opinions on welfare”
  3. lay bare
    “denude a forest”

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