- bark´less
- bark 1 «bahrk», noun, verb.–noun.1. the tough, outside covering of the trunk, branches, and roots of trees and shrubs.–transitive verb.1. to strip the bark from (a tree or other plant).2. Figurative. to scrape the skin from (shins or knuckles): »
I fell down the steps and barked my shins.
3. to cut out a ring of bark from around (a tree) in order to kill it; girdle.4. to cover with or as if with bark.5. to tan (hides or skins) with tanbark.╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic börkr)]–bark´less, adjective.bark 2 «bahrk», noun, verb.–noun.1. the short, sharp sound that a dog makes: »The dog's bark frightened the baby.
SYNONYM(S): yelp, bay.2. a sound like this, especially one that is short, sharp, and repeated; crack: »the bark of a fox; Figurative. the bark of a gun.
3. Informal, Figurative. a cough.╂[< verb]–intransitive verb.1. to make this sound or one like it: »The dog barked. Figurative. Rifles barked from behind every tree.
2. Informal, Figurative. to cough.3. U.S. Informal, Figurative. to call out at the entrance of a cheap show, store, or other attraction, to draw customers.–transitive verb.Figurative. to shout sharply; speak gruffly.╂[Old English beorcan]bark3 «bahrk», noun.1. a ship with three masts, square-rigged on the first two masts and fore-and-aft-rigged on the other.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.