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bare
adjective · Say it: BAIR
What it means
Foundationnot covered by clothes or anything else; empty
Ruby ran across the warm sand in her bare feet.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- empty
- uncovered
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- clothed
- covered
More examples
- In autumn, the trees in the park slowly become bare.
Where the word comes from
It comes from the Old English word 'baer', meaning uncovered.
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