Category: Synonyms

Bark, bay, howl, growl, snarl, yelp, yap mean to make the sound of or a sound suggestive of a dog.

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Bare, naked, nude, bald, barren are comparable when they mean destitute or divested of the naturally or conventionally appropriate covering or clothing.

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Barbarism, barbarity are frequently confused.

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Barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, savage are comparable when applying to people or characteristics of people that are not fully civilized.

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Bar, barrier, barricade mean something which hinders or obstructs.

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Baptize, christen mean to make one a Christian or to admit one to a Christian communion by a ceremony in which water is poured or sprinkled on the head or in which the body is immersed in water.

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Banter, chaff, kid, rag, rib, josh, jolly are comparable when denoting to make fun of good-naturedly (as by reminding one of an actual fault, foible, failure, or shortcoming, by exaggerated praise obviously remote from the truth, or by playful imputation of undeserved success).

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Banish, exile, expatriate, ostracize, deport, transport, extradite are comparable when denoting to remove by authority or force from a country, state, or sovereignty.

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Balance, equilibrium, equipoise, poise, tension are comparable when denoting the stability or efficiency resulting from the equalization or exact adjustment of opposing forces.

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Bait, badger, heckle, hector, chivy, hound, ride mean to persist in tormenting or harassing another.

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Bag, sack, pouch denote a container made of a flexible material (as paper, cloth, or leather) and open or opening at the top.

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Badinage, persiflage, raillery denote a kind of banter.

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