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Another word for bark

NOUN

  1. A sudden sharp, explosive noise

    See also:

    sounds

VERB

  1. To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise

    See also:

    sounds

  2. To speak abruptly and sharply

    Idiom:

    snap someone's head (or nose) off

    bite-someone-s-head-off

    See also:

    words

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Another word for bark

NOUN

  1. An outer covering, especially of trees

    See also:

    skin

  2. A short, explosive sound

    See also:

    noise

  3. A ship

    See also:

    skin

    ship

    boat

VERB

  1. To emit a dog's characteristic sound

  2. To speak as though barking

    See also:

    yell

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • 43) are well adapted for their burrowing habits under the bark of trees.

  • An occasional sharp high bark soon revealed the source as a little gray squirrel.

  • He turned his attention to the fire and tucked another piece of bark into the bright coals.

  • "The key is knowing that—if you're not a bad guy—they can't do more than bark at you," Linda confided to Sofia and Traci.

  • Some climb trees and feed on leaves, while others tunnel between bark and wood.

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