barnacled

Examples

• All

• A name can be made out on her barnacled hull.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The Cathedral of Burgos, with its barnacled spires piercing the sky, and the fiestas of Seville had bored her.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Others have held their breath as the undersea rover in the movie Titanic glides into the barnacled stateroom and pries open the safe, in search of the elusive necklace.

  Academic text (1998)

• The barnacled ship sat in the harbor, its hull aged and covered in layers of marine life.

• The old barnacled fence was a testament to the years it had weathered by the sea.

• Ellen admired the barnacled stones along the shore, each one telling a story of time and tide.

Synonyms

C

crusted

vsbarnacled

1 4.2

Covered with a hard layer on the surface

means built up slowly as layers with time or marine growth

E

encrusted

vsbarnacled

1 5.8

Covered with a hard layer, often of dirt, shells, or jewels

describes age or growth that builds layers over time

M

mantled

vsbarnacled

6.8

A thing that is covered by a layer like a cloak or mist

refers to layered buildup or age rather than a cloak like cover

Antonyms

S

smooth

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

U

unadorned

6 5.1

Plain in appearance with no decoration

How Encrusted

barnacled

1 7.4

encrusted

1 5.8

clean

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology