bark

bark is a 4-letter English word with 17 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To strip the bark from; to peel. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 17 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To strip the bark from; to peel.
2. transitive verb. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel.
3. transitive verb. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3.
4. transitive verb. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
5. intransitive verb. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.
6. intransitive verb. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
7. noun. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals.
8. noun. Alt. of Barque
9. noun. a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

   Synonyms: barque

10. noun. the sound made by a dog
11. noun. a noise resembling the bark of a dog
12. noun. tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
13. verb. tan (a skin) with bark tannins
14. verb. speak in an unfriendly tone

    "She barked into the dictaphone"

15. verb. make barking sounds

    "The dogs barked at the stranger"

16. verb. remove the bark of a tree

    Synonyms: skin

17. verb. cover with bark

Synonyms

barque, skin

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in bark:

kbar

Common word forms

barks, barked, barken, barker, barking, barkless

Words from these letters

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