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bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants |
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natural covering,
covering,
cover the act of protecting something by covering it
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tree trunk,
bole,
trunk a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa
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branch a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
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root the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
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cinnamon bark,
cinnamon aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative
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cassia bark,
chinese cinnamon aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark
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cinnamon bark aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative
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magnolia any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms
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tanbark bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering
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mezereum the dried bark of the shrub mezereon
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canella,
canella bark,
white cinnamon highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic
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cinchona bark,
jesuit's bark,
peruvian bark,
cinchona any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
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cascarilla bark,
eleuthera bark,
sweetwood bark aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense
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cascara,
cascara sagrada,
chittam bark,
chittem bark dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
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winter's bark South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood
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tapa bark,
tappa bark,
tapa,
tappa a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark
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angostura,
angostura bark the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters
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cork the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
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phellem,
cork (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
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bark - the sound made by a dog |
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cry a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
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bow-wow the bark of a dog
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bark - a noise resembling the bark of a dog |
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noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
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bark - a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts |
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barque |
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sailing ship,
sailing vessel a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
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bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
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let loose,
emit,
let out,
utter expel (gases or odors)
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bay,
quest bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
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yap,
yelp,
yip bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped"
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bark - speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone" |
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mouth,
utter,
verbalise,
verbalize,
speak,
talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
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bark - remove the bark of a tree |
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skin |
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strip remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
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bark - cover with bark |
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cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
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bark - tan (a skin) with bark tannins |
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tan get a tan, from wind or sun
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