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As proper nouns the difference between bare and barb

is that bare is an extinct language of venezuela while barb is a diminutive of the female given name barbara.

As a noun barb is

(label) a fan of the american singer (nicki minaj), especially a female one.

bare

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

Adjective

(er)
  • Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
    • a bare majority
  • * Addison
    • the bare necessaries of life
  • Naked, uncovered.
    • Don't show your bare backside in public.
  • Having no supplies.
    • a room bare of furniture
    The cupboard was bare .
  • * 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
    • Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare .
  • Having no decoration.
    • The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?
  • Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
    • The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.
  • (British, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
    • It's bare money to get in the club each time, man.
  • With head uncovered; bareheaded.
  • * Herbert
    • When once thy foot enters the church, be bare .
  • Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
  • * Milton
    • Bare in thy guilt, how foul must thou appear!
  • Threadbare; much worn.
  • * Shakespeare
    • It appears by their bare liveries that they live by your bare words.
    Synonyms
    * (minimal) mere, minimal * (without a condom) * (naked) exposed, naked, nude, uncovered, undressed * (having no supplies) empty, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied * (having no decoration) empty, plain, unadorned, undecorated * (having had what usually covers (something) removed ): despoiled, stripped, uncovered
    Antonyms
    * (minimal) ample, plentiful, sufficient * (naked) covered, covered up, dressed, unexposed * (having no supplies) full, furnished, stocked, supplied, well-stocked * (having no decoration) adorned, decorated, ornate * covered
    Derived terms
    * ace bare * bareback * barebacked * bare boards * bareboat * barebone * bare bones * bare-breasted * bare-chested * barefaced * barefoot, barefooted * barehanded * bareheaded * bare-knuckle fight * bareland * barelegged * barely * bareness * bare patch * barish * in one's bare skin * king bare * lay bare * threadbare * with one's bare hands

    Adverb

  • (British, slang) Very; significantly.
    • This porno's bare whack, bruv.
  • Barely.
  • *
  • *
  • Without a condom

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • the surface, the (bare) skin
  • * 1599 ,
    • In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth [...]
  • * 2002 , Darren Shan, Hunters of the dusk: 7 :
    • Vancha clasped the bare of my neck and squeezed amiably.
  • Surface; body; substance.
  • * Marston
    • You have touched the very bare of naked truth.
  • (architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m).

    Verb

    (bar)
  • To uncover; to reveal.
    • She bared her teeth at him.
    Synonyms
    * (uncover) expose, lay bare, reveal, show, uncover
    Antonyms
    * (uncover) cover, cover up, hide
    Derived terms
    * bare one's breast * bare one's soul * bare one's teeth

    Etymology 3

    Inflected forms.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (bear)
  • * Bible, Josh. iii. 15
    • The feet of the priest that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 5
    • And so I put thee on my shoulder and bare thee back, and here thou art in David's room, and shalt find board and bed with me as long as thou hast mind to

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    barb

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
  • * :
    • Having two barbs or points.
  • (figuratively) A hurtful or disparaging remark.
  • A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
  • *
    • The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth.
  • Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 29:
    • The defensive armor with the horses of the ancient knights ... These are frequently, though improperly, stiled barbs .
  • (ornithology) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.
  • (zoology) Several species of freshwater fish of the cyprinid family.
  • (zoology) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; also improperly called whiting.
  • (botany) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
  • (zoology) A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
  • (obsolete) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
  • Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.]
  • (obsolete) A bit for a horse.
    • (Spenser)
  • A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.

    • Verb

  • To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
  • *(John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • *:But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed , and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard.
  • *1592 , (William Shakespeare), , Act I, Scene I, line 10:
  • *:And now, in stead of mounting barbed steeds / To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, / He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber.
  • (lb) To shave or dress the beard of.
  • (lb) To clip; to mow.
  • :(Marston)

    • Etymology 2

    From , by shortening

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
  • A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "barb") *

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