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English noun: bark | |||
| 1. | bark (plant) tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover, covering, natural covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | angostura, angostura bark, canella, canella bark, cascara, cascara sagrada, cascarilla bark, cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon, chittam bark, chittem bark, cinchona, cinchona bark, cinnamon, cinnamon bark, cinnamon bark, cork, cork, eleuthera bark, Jesuit's bark, magnolia, mezereum, Peruvian bark, phellem, sweetwood bark, tanbark, tapa, tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark, white cinnamon, winter's bark | ||
| Part meronym | bole, branch, root, tree trunk, trunk | ||
| 2. | bark (event) a noise resembling the bark of a dog | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| 3. | bark (artifact) a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts | ||
| Synonyms | barque | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sailing ship, sailing vessel | ||
| 4. | bark (event) the sound made by a dog | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cry | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bow-wow | ||
English verb: bark | |||
| 1. | bark (communication) speak in an unfriendly tone | ||
| Samples | She barked into the dictaphone. | ||
| Examples | They bark that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| 2. | bark (contact) cover with bark | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| 3. | bark (contact) remove the bark of a tree | ||
| Examples | They bark the trees | ||
| Synonyms | skin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strip | ||
| 4. | bark (communication) make barking sounds | ||
| Samples | The dogs barked at the stranger. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bay, quest, yap, yelp, yip | ||
| 5. | bark (change) tan (a skin) with bark tannins | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tan | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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