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Another word for bark

bark Synonyms

bark

n.

An outer covering, especially of trees
rind, skin, peel, shell, case, crust, peeling, cork, husk, cortex, hide, pelt, coat; see also skin.
A short, explosive sound
yelp, yap, grunt; see noise 1.
A ship
vessel, sloop, brig; see boat, ship. See syn. study at skin.

bark Synonyms

bark

v.

To emit a dog's characteristic sound
yelp, yap, bay, howl, cry, growl, snarl, gnar, gnarl, yip, woof*, arf*.
To speak as though barking
snap, snarl, growl; see yell.

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Another word for bark

noun

A sudden sharp, explosive noise:

bang, clap, crack, explosion, pop¹, rat-a-tat-tat, report, snap. See sounds

verb

To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise:
bang, clap, crack, pop¹, snap. See sounds
To speak abruptly and sharply:
snap, snarl¹. Idioms: bite someone's head off, snap someone's head (or nose) off. See words

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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.
Some climb trees and feed on leaves, while others tunnel between bark and wood.
He turned his attention to the fire and tucked another piece of bark into the bright coals.
Rubra; the bark is one of the best tanning materials of the country.

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