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Bark

To strip the bark from; to peel.

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Narrower term 9

Angostura bark 76% connected

An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, / officinalis).

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Canella 76% connected

A genus of trees of the order Canellaceae, growing in the West Indies.

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Cascara sagrada 76% connected

Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn (Rhamnus Purshianus), used as a mild cathartic or laxative.

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Cinchona 76% connected

A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of…

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Cinnamon 76% connected

The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the bes…

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Cork 76% connected

The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.

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Magnolia 76% connected

A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.

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Tapa 76% connected

A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.

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Winter's bark 76% connected

The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurv…

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Manner of action 4

Bay 76% connected

Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.

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Quest 76% connected

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property…

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Yap 76% connected

To bark; to yelp.

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Yelp 76% connected

To boast.

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Cry 76% connected

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Emit 76% connected

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Noise 76% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Speak 76% connected

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…

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Strip 76% connected

To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession,…

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Talk 76% connected

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

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Tan 76% connected

See Picul.

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Verbalize 76% connected

To convert into a verb; to verbify.

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Derivationally related 4

Barker 74% connected

An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.

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Barker 74% connected

An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.

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Barky 74% connected

Covered with, or containing, bark.

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Barky 74% connected

Covered with, or containing, bark.

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Containing whole 4

Bole 70% connected

The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.

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Branch 70% connected

A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.

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Root 70% connected

To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.

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Trunk 70% connected

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

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Synonym 2

Barque 92% connected

Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or bo…

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Skin 92% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

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