bare

/bɜr/ adjectiveverb
4 letters1 syllable6 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS12
ADJECTIVE
1

Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications.

“only the bare facts”

2

Lacking in magnitude or quantity.

“a bare livelihood”

3

Lacking its natural or customary covering.

“a bare hill”

“bare feet”

4

Just barely adequate or within a lower limit.

“a bare majority”

5

Providing no shelter or sustenance.

“bare rocky hills”

6

Lacking a surface finish such as paint.

“bare wood”

7

Lacking embellishment or ornamentation.

8

Having everything extraneous removed including contents.

“the bare walls”

“the cupboard was bare”

9

Not having a protective covering.

“a bare blade”

10

Completely unclothed.

“bare bodies”

VERB
1

Make public.

2

Lay bare.

“bare your breasts”

“bare your feelings”

WORD FORMS
Related formbareness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinarebay
Starts & ends withB … E
Syllablesbare
SYNONYMS & RELATED42
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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