The meaning of Bald

adjective

Severe or strict in manner or attitude.

Usage examples:

He was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook

adjective

Very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods

Usage examples:

An austere childhood during the war

adjective

Plain and without decoration or unnecessary details

Usage examples:

The courtroom was a large, dark chamber, an austere place.

noun

A bald-headed person.

Usage examples:

The irony gets a little heavy-handed - one of the baldies discovers love in the hospital cafeteria …

adjective

Bald.

Usage examples:

A baldy head

noun

An unkind name for someone who has lost or is losing the hair on their head

Usage examples:

"hey, baldy!"

adjective

(of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point.

Usage examples:

A blunt knife

verb

Make or become less sharp.

Usage examples:

Wood can blunt your axe

noun

A hollowed-out cigar filled with cannabis.

Usage examples:

Consequently, marijuana use in blunts may persist longer into adulthood for a larger proportion of …

adjective

Savagely violent.

Usage examples:

A brutal murder

adjective

Truthful and straightforward; frank.

Usage examples:

His responses were remarkably candid

adjective

Truthful and honest

Usage examples:

We had a candid discussion about her poor job performance.

adjective

Honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful

Usage examples:

The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis., to be candid with you, i think …

adjective

Having had the hair removed.

Usage examples:

Painted nails and depilated legs

verb

Remove the hair from.

Usage examples:

I depilated my underarms and legs

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

adjective

(of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken.

Usage examples:

His most forthright attack yet on the reforms

adverb

Directly forwards.

Usage examples:

At best, he could practice scaring people with a display of lunacy hoping to prevent circumstances …

adjective

(chiefly of the skin or a leaf) free from hair or down; smooth.

Usage examples:

The regions of glabrous skin that have these epidermal ridges are especially richly supplied with c…

adjective

Lacking hair; bare or bald.

Usage examples:

His hairless chest

adjective

Without hair

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

Usage examples:

Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

Usage examples:

Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

Free of deceit; truthful and sincere.

Usage examples:

I haven't been totally honest with you

adverb

Used to persuade someone of the truth of something.

Usage examples:

You'll like it when you get there, honest

adjective

Not deceptive or disposed to cheat

adjective

Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.

Usage examples:

Good plain food

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

noun

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Usage examples:

The coastal plain

adjective

Saying clearly and honestly what you think without trying to be polite

Usage examples:

He's very plain-spoken., part of her appeal was that she was plain-spoken and straightforward.

preposition

In the matter of (used typically as the first word in the heading of an official document or to introduce a reference in a formal letter).

Usage examples:

Re: invoice 87

noun

Variant spelling of ray3.

abbreviation

Are (usually after the pronouns you, we, and they).

Usage examples:

We're a bit worried

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

Usage examples:

A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

Usage examples:

A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Shaved.

Usage examples:

A boy with a shaven head

adjective

With the hair removed

Usage examples:

They all had shaven heads.

adjective

Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.

Usage examples:

A simple solution

noun

A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.

Usage examples:

The gatherers of simples

exclamation

Of very low intelligence.

adjective

Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.

Usage examples:

Smooth flat rocks

verb

Give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.

Usage examples:

She smoothed out the newspaper

adverb

In a way that is without difficulties.

Usage examples:

The course of true love never did run smooth

adjective

Severe or bare in appearance or outline.

Usage examples:

The ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky

adjective

Empty or without decoration

Usage examples:

Stark white walls, the dim halls made a stark contrast with the bright, sun-drenched apartment.

adjective

Extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.

Usage examples:

A long, straight road

adverb

In a straight line; directly.

Usage examples:

He was gazing straight at her

noun

(especially of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical.

Usage examples:

A straight play

adjective

Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand.

Usage examples:

In a straightforward case no fees will be charged

adjective

Easy to understand; clear

Usage examples:

The doctor explained the operation in straightforward english., she’s a straightforward, no-nonsens…

adjective

Telling or expressing the truth; honest.

Usage examples:

I think you're confusing being rude with being truthful

adjective

Honest and not containing or telling any lies

Usage examples:

Are you being completely truthful?

adjective

Not adorned; plain.

Usage examples:

It was very simple, its walls unadorned

adjective

Plain and simple, with little or no decoration

Usage examples:

Her unadorned beauty

adjective

(of a feeling) not disguised or concealed; open.

Usage examples:

She looked at him with undisguised contempt

adjective

(of feelings) clearly shown or expressed

Usage examples:

On the way home from the party, she said, with undisguised relief, "well, i’m glad that’s over."

adjective

An undisguised feeling is clearly shown or expressed, when it is usually kept hidden

Usage examples:

She looked at him with undisguised contempt.

adjective

Not embellished or decorated.

Usage examples:

The unembellished truth

adjective

Not covered with varnish.

Usage examples:

Unvarnished woodwork

adjective

An unvarnished statement is expressed in a plain and honest way

Usage examples:

You don't expect a politician to tell you the unvarnished truth.

verb

Remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony.

Usage examples:

The princess unveiled a plaque

verb

Past simple and past participle of unveil

Usage examples:

The memorial to those who had died in the war was unveiled by the queen., the company recently unve…