bare´ness

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• thread´bare´ness — thread|bare «THREHD BAIR», adjective. 1. having the nap worn off; worn so much that the threads show: »a threadbare coat. Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail (Oliver Wendell Holmes). 2. wearing clothes worn to the threads;… …   Useful english dictionary

• bare — bare; bare·fac·ed·ly; bare·fit; bare·ness; bare·sark; thread·bare·ness; un·bare; bare·head·ed·ness; iso·bare; …   English syllables

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• bare — I [[t]bɛər[/t]] adj. bar•er, bar•est 1) without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs[/ex] 2) without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls[/ex] 3) mere: a bare three miles[/ex] 4) unadorned; bald; plain: the bare facts[/ex] 5) …   From formal English to slang

• bare´fac|ed´ness — bare|faced «BAIR FAYST», adjective. 1. Figurative. impudent in its obviousness; shameless: »a barefaced lie. SYNONYM(S): brazen, audacious. 2. with the face bare. 3. not disguised: »Figurative. I could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight …   Useful english dictionary

• Ness (character) — Ness Ness, as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Series The EarthBound/Mother series First game EarthBound (1994) …   Wikipedia

• bare´head´ed|ness — bare|head|ed «BAIR HEHD ihd», adjective, adverb. wearing nothing on the head: »to stand bareheaded in respect the side of a grave (adverb.). In some churches it is not proper for a woman to be bareheaded (adjective.). –bare´head´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• bare´fac|ed´ly — bare|faced «BAIR FAYST», adjective. 1. Figurative. impudent in its obviousness; shameless: »a barefaced lie. SYNONYM(S): brazen, audacious. 2. with the face bare. 3. not disguised: »Figurative. I could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight …   Useful english dictionary

• bare|faced — «BAIR FAYST», adjective. 1. Figurative. impudent in its obviousness; shameless: »a barefaced lie. SYNONYM(S): brazen, audacious. 2. with the face bare. 3. not disguised: »Figurative. I could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight… …   Useful english dictionary

• bare|head|ed — «BAIR HEHD ihd», adjective, adverb. wearing nothing on the head: »to stand bareheaded in respect the side of a grave (adverb.). In some churches it is not proper for a woman to be bareheaded (adjective.). –bare´head´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary