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bald; bare; blunt; incomplete
Meanings
4 senses · 20 examplesadjective
bald; having no hair
neutralCan describe humans, animal heads, or animal tails without hair/feathers.
This grandpa is starting to go bald on top of his head.
This rabbit's bare tail is very short.
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That bald young man looks completely hairless.
This vulture has no feathers on its head.
He got a bald spot on his head due to chemotherapy.
adjective
bare; having no branches or leaves
neutralDescribes trees, mountains, or land with no vegetation cover.
All the trees are bare in winter.
This bare mountain doesn't have a single blade of grass.
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After late autumn, the trees in the yard become completely bare.
This bare mountain range needs afforestation to restore vegetation.
Several crows are perched on the bare branches.
adjective
blunt; having no sharp point
neutralDescribes tools or writing utensils that have lost their sharp tip.
The tip of this pencil has gone blunt.
My utility knife will get blunt after long use.
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You need to sharpen these blunt scissors.
This blunt needle can't sew thick fabric.
I accidentally wore down the bristles of my toothbrush until they were blunt.
adjective
incomplete; lacking a proper ending
formalUsed to describe writing or works that feel unfinished or have a weak conclusion.
The ending of this article feels a bit incomplete.
The closing section of this report feels very unfinished.
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His speech felt abruptly cut off at the key point.
The ending of this novel is a bit abrupt, and readers didn't react well.
My teacher said both the opening and ending of my composition feel incomplete.