barest

Adjective

bare (comparative barer, superlative barest)

1. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
   • a bare majority

   Synonyms:

   mere, minimal

   Antonyms:

   ample, plentiful, sufficient

2. Naked, uncovered.
   • "I refuse to show myself out of doors in my bare feet," the Centipede said. "I have to get my boots on again first."1961, Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach, Knopf, page 46

   Synonyms:

   exposed, naked, nude, uncovered, undressed

   Antonyms:

   covered, covered up, dressed, unexposed

3. Having no supplies.
   • a room bare of furniture

   Synonyms:

   empty, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied

   Antonyms:

   full, furnished, stocked, supply, supplied, well-stocked

4. Having no decoration.
   • The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?

   Synonyms:

   empty, plain, unadorned, undecorated, austere, chaste, inornate, modest, quiet, severe

   Antonyms:

   adorned, decorated, ornate, bedizened, blatant, blingish, brash, campy, catchpenny, chichi

5. Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
   • The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.

   Synonyms:

   despoiled, stripped, uncovered

   Antonyms:

   covered

6. (Multicultural-London-English, Yorkshire, not comparable, slang) A lot or lots of.
   • It's taking bare time.

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Verb (1)

bear (third-person singular simple present bears, present participle bearing, simple past and past participle beared)

1. (transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
   • to bear a railroad stock

Verb (2)

bear (third-person singular simple present bears, present participle bearing, simple past bore or (archaic) bare, past participle borne or (colloquial) bore or (see usage notes) born)

1. (transitive) To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
   • They came bearing gifts.
   1. (transitive) To carry (weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with (weapons, etc.).
      • the right to bear arms
   2. (transitive) To wear (garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.).
      • The queen bore the royal scepter and crown as she processed into the hall.
   3. (intransitive, rare, transitive) To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
      • The scan showed that the ewe was bearing twins.
   4. (transitive) To have or display (a mark or other feature).
      • She still bears the scars from a cycling accident.

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