Bark — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

a noise resembling the bark of a dog

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɛɹid/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɹˈɒksɪmˌeɪtəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɹˈɒksɪmˌeɪtəɹ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɛɹid/.

Examples

She barked into the dictaphone
The dogs barked at the stranger

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skin barque

Parts of Speech

noun	tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
noun	a noise resembling the bark of a dog
noun	a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
noun	the sound made by a dog
verb	speak in an unfriendly tone “She barked into the dictaphone”
verb	cover with bark
verb	remove the bark of a tree
verb	make barking sounds “The dogs barked at the stranger”
verb	tan (a skin) with bark tannins

Word Forms

barky	adjective	resembling the rough bark of a tree
bark	verb	cover with bark
bark	noun	a noise resembling the bark of a dog
barker	noun	someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bellen

Robuste Schutzhülle für die Holzstämme und Wurzeln von Bäumen und anderen Gehölzen

🇫🇷French

aboyer

revêtement protecteur résistant des tiges ligneuses et des racines des arbres et autres plantes ligneuses

🇪🇸Spanish

ladrar

cubierta protectora resistente de los tallos leñosos y las raíces de los árboles y otras plantas leñosas

🇮🇹Italian

abbaio

resistente rivestimento protettivo dei fusti legnosi e delle radici di alberi e altre piante legnose

🇳🇱Dutch

blaffen

stevige beschermende bedekking van de houtachtige stengels en wortels van bomen en andere houtachtige planten

🇵🇹Portuguese

latido

cobertura protetora resistente dos caules lenhosos e raízes de árvores e outras plantas lenhosas

🇷🇺Russian

лаять

прочное защитное покрытие одревесневших стеблей и корней деревьев и других древесных растений.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुत्ते की भौंक

पेड़ों और अन्य काष्ठीय पौधों के काष्ठीय तनों और जड़ों का कठोर सुरक्षात्मक आवरण

🇧🇩Bengali

ছাল

কাঠের কান্ড এবং গাছের শিকড় এবং অন্যান্য কাঠের গাছের শক্ত প্রতিরক্ষামূলক আবরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பட்டை

மர தண்டுகள் மற்றும் மரங்கள் மற்றும் பிற மரத்தாலான தாவரங்களின் வேர்களின் கடுமையான பாதுகாப்பு உறை

🇮🇳Telugu

బెరడు

చెట్ల కాండం మరియు చెట్ల వేర్లు మరియు ఇతర చెక్క మొక్కలకు గట్టి రక్షణ కవచం

🇮🇳Marathi

झाडाची साल

वृक्षाच्छादित देठ आणि झाडांच्या मुळांना आणि इतर वृक्षाच्छादित वनस्पतींचे कठोर संरक्षणात्मक आवरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

છાલ

વુડી દાંડી અને ઝાડ અને અન્ય વુડી છોડના મૂળને સખત રક્ષણાત્મક આવરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೊಗಟೆ

ಮರದ ಕಾಂಡಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಮರಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ಮರದ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳ ಬೇರುಗಳ ಕಠಿಣ ರಕ್ಷಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಹೊದಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുരയ്ക്കുക

മരങ്ങളുടെയും മറ്റ് മരച്ചെടികളുടെയും കാണ്ഡം, വേരുകൾ എന്നിവയുടെ കടുത്ത സംരക്ഷണ ആവരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੱਕ

ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਲੱਕੜ ਵਾਲੇ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲੱਕੜ ਦੇ ਤਣੇ ਦਾ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਢੱਕਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھال

لکڑی کے تنوں اور درختوں اور دیگر لکڑی والے پودوں کی جڑوں کا سخت حفاظتی احاطہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吠

树木和其他木本植物的木本茎和根的坚固保护层

🇯🇵Japanese

吠える

木や他の木本植物の木本幹と根を覆う丈夫な保護カバー

🇰🇷Korean

짖다

나무와 기타 목본 식물의 목본 줄기와 뿌리를 보호하는 견고한 보호 덮개

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vỏ cây

lớp vỏ bảo vệ chắc chắn của thân và rễ gỗ của cây và các loại cây thân gỗ khác

🇹🇭Thai

เห่า

ปกป้องลำต้นและรากไม้ของต้นไม้และไม้ยืนต้นอื่น ๆ อย่างเหนียวแน่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kulit pohon

lapisan pelindung yang kuat pada batang dan akar kayu serta tanaman berkayu lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

tumahol

matigas na proteksiyon na takip ng makahoy na mga tangkay at ugat ng mga puno at iba pang makahoy na halaman

🇲🇾Malay

kulit kayu

penutup pelindung yang kuat pada batang kayu dan akar pokok dan tumbuhan berkayu lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نباح

غطاء وقائي قوي للسيقان الخشبية وجذور الأشجار والنباتات الخشبية الأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

پارس کردن

پوشش محافظ سخت ساقه ها و ریشه های چوبی درختان و سایر گیاهان چوبی

🇹🇷Turkish

havlamak

Ağaçların ve diğer odunsu bitkilerin odunsu gövde ve köklerinin sert koruyucu kaplaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְבּוּחַ

כיסוי מגן קשוח של גבעולים ושורשים עצים של עצים וצמחים עצים אחרים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'bark'?

The primary meaning of 'bark' is 'tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bark' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'bark' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bark' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bark' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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