bald
24
8.3
- noun
- /bɔld/
- US
:
cima pelada
- We made the bald cap out of a pair of pantyhose.
Examples
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But when he got to the bald, there was a regular party going on.
Fiction book (1997) -
The patient's bald area was traced onto transparent paper.
Academic text (2015) -
"I'm sorry," the bald man said, lifting the stapled pages to yet another signature page.
Fiction book (1996) -
My sensors spotted his bald dome flashing in the afternoon sun, and I high-leaped right over to him.
Fiction book (1998) -
Father Foster is a fit-looking man of fifty-four, with a round, ruddy, balding head and wire-rim glasses.
Academic text (1994) -
A compact man in black robes guarded the registry, his balding head shiny in the lamplight.
Fiction book (1992) -
The hikers enjoyed a picnic on the sunny bald overlooking the valley.
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From the bald, we could see miles of beautiful landscape stretching below us.
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At the top of the mountain, the bald provided a stunning view of the surrounding peaks.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
12
2.9
A large North American bird with a white head and tail and dark brown body, symbol of the United States
- US
1
7.4
A large tree that loses its leaves and grows in swamps in the southeastern United States
- US
Wood from the tree used for furniture and outdoor building because it resists rot
A large black and white hornet in North America that builds paper nests in trees and defends them
A large tree with a wide trunk base that grows in swamps of the southern United States
How Treeless
- US
24
8.3
- Specialized
20
2.7
85
1.0
27
2.6
970
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bald (a treeless summit) uses the same root meaning 'bare', because a mountain bald is a place with no trees or cover. So the word paints the picture of a bare, open top of a hill or mountain.