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naked | bale |

As an adjective naked

is not wearing any clothes; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.

As a verb naked

is (nake).

As a noun bale is

white spot (on forehead).

naked

English

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not wearing any clothes; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
    • She was as naked as the day she was born.
  • Glib, without decoration, put bluntly.
    • This is the naked truth.
    The naked facts lay there on the table, enclosed within the files.
  • Unprotected; (by extension) without a condom.
    • The tendrils of the naked flame stretched into the skies.
    I entered her naked and came in her too.
  • Uncomfortable; as if missing something important.
    • I feel naked without my mobile phone.
    Synonyms
    * bare, nude, starkers, unclad, unclothed, butt-naked, bareassed, birthday suit, showing skin, barefoot * See also * (without a condom)
    Derived terms
    * naked ape * naked eye * naked flame * naked truth * half-naked, half naked * semi-naked

    Etymology 2

    See (nake) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nake)

    • Anagrams

    * (l), (l)

    bale

    English

    Etymology 1

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

    Noun

    (-)
  • Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
  • Suffering, woe, torment.
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , VI.7:
    • That other swayne, like ashes deadly pale, / Lay in the lap of death, rewing his wretched bale .
    Derived terms
    * baleful

    Etymology 2

    Form (etyl) (which may have been the direct source for the English word).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
  • (archaic) A funeral pyre.
  • (archaic) A beacon-fire.
    • Derived terms
    * balefire * baleful

    Etymology 3

    Precise derivation uncertain: perhaps from (etyl) (m), (m), from , from (etyl); or perhaps from (etyl) (m), itself borrowed from (etyl).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
  • A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling.
  • A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
  • A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
    • Derived terms
    * bale of dice
    Coordinate terms
    * (measurement of paper) bundle, quire, ream
    See also
    *

    Verb

    (bal)
  • To wrap into a bale.

    • Etymology 4

    Alternative spelling of (bail)

    Verb

    (bal)
  • (British, nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.

    • See also

    *

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