bare

lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

bare

3 Phonemes

b e r

onset, rime

b are

Morpheme

bare

Sentence Examples

There was a rug in the front room of the house, but the other floors were bare.

Do not let the bare wires touch.

He covered her bare arms with his coat.

He had a glove on his left hand, but his right hand was bare.

The ground was bare where the statue had stood for years.

There was only one bare shelf.

Her office was pretty bare, having only one desk and one chair.

He only told me the bare facts about what happened.

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