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• Bare — (b[^a]r), a. [OE. bar, bare, AS. b[ae]r; akin to D. & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, Oslav. bos[u^] barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bh[=a]s to shine. [root]85.] [1913 Webster] 1. Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bare — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not clothed or covered. 2) without the appropriate or usual covering or contents: a big, bare room. 3) without elaboration; basic: the bare facts. 4) only just sufficient: a bare majority. ► VERB ▪ uncover and reveal. ● …   English terms dictionary

• bare — adj. & v. adj. 1 (esp. of part of the body) unclothed or uncovered (with bare head). 2 without appropriate covering or contents: a (of a tree) leafless. b unfurnished; empty (bare rooms; the cupboard was bare). c (of a floor) uncarpeted. 3 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• bare — adjective 1》 (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.     ↘without the appropriate or usual covering or contents: bare floorboards.     ↘(bare of) without. 2》 without elaboration; basic.     ↘only just sufficient: a bare majority …   English new terms dictionary

• Majority rule — Majority Rules redirects here. For Canadian comedy show, see Majority Rules!. Part of the Politics series Electoral methods …   Wikipedia

• majority — n. number greater than half (AE); greater number (BE) 1) to get, receive a majority 2) to have, hold a majority (the Democrats have a slim majority in the House) 3) a bare, narrow, slim, small; clear; large; overwhelming, vast majority 4) an… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Under bare poles — Bare Bare (b[^a]r), a. [OE. bar, bare, AS. b[ae]r; akin to D. & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, Oslav. bos[u^] barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bh[=a]s to shine. [root]85.] [1913 Webster] 1. Without clothes or covering; stripped of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• majority — noun 1 most ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge, large, overwhelming, significant, sizeable, solid, strong, substantial …   Collocations dictionary

• bare — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Bare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑claw, ↑fang, ↑soul, ↑tooth {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ remain …   Collocations dictionary

• Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara — (May 9, 1949 – April 9, 1999) was a military officer in the West African country of Niger who seized power in a January 1996 coup d état and ruled the country until his assassination during the military coup of April 1999. Maïnassara, a member of …   Wikipedia

• barely — bare ► ADJECTIVE 1) not clothed or covered. 2) without the appropriate or usual covering or contents: a big, bare room. 3) without elaboration; basic: the bare facts. 4) only just sufficient: a bare majority. ► VERB ▪ uncover and reveal. ● …   English terms dictionary