bark | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants | |
Related terms: | covering cork phellem magnolia cinnamon_bark tanbark cinnamon cinchona_bark cascarilla_bark tapa cascara winter's_bark angostura_bark mezereum cassia_bark canella branch root trunk | |
2. | [ verb ] speak in an unfriendly tone | |
Examples: | "She barked into the dictaphone" |
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Related terms: | talk | |
3. | [ noun ] a noise resembling the bark of a dog | |
Related terms: | noise | |
4. | [ noun ] (nautical,transportation) a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts | |
Synonyms: | barque | |
Related terms: | sailing_vessel | |
5. | [ verb ] remove the bark of a tree | |
Synonyms: | skin | |
Related terms: | strip skin | |
6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 15925 | |
7. | [ verb ] tan (a skin) with bark tannins | |
Related terms: | tan | |
8. | [ verb ] cover with bark | |
Related terms: | cover | |
9. | [ verb ] make barking sounds | |
Examples: | "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
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Related terms: | utter yelp bay | |
10. | [ noun ] the sound made by a dog | |
Related terms: | cry bow-wow | |
Similar spelling: |
Barko Barks barky bairiki barrack Barrick Baars Barrs Barak Bairos baraka Barras Barsky Barris Barros Barrus Baires barrage Barriga Barrios Barroso Barrows Barraza Bars |