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bald

/boːld/verb, adjective1 syllable

Bald means: with no effort to conceal.

Synonyms for bald9

adjective, as in with no effort to conceal

barefaced, overt, open

adjective, as in lacking hair on all or most of the scalp

bald-headed, bald-pated, hairless

adjective, as in without the natural or usual covering

denuded, denudate, bare

What does bald mean?4

adjective

1

with no effort to conceal“a barefaced lie”

2

lacking hair on all or most of the scalp“a bald pate”

3

without the natural or usual covering“a bald spot on the lawn”

verb

1

grow bald; lose hair on one's head“He is balding already”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bald?8

one syllable

calledhauledwalledstalledcrawled

two syllables

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Bald in a sentence

  • Don't worry too much, or you'll go bald.unknown
  • He's a quiet man, a little bald on top.unknown
  • Lukas looked to be in his forties, yet his head was completely bald.Amastan
  • If you worry too much, you'll go bald.CK
  • I don't understand why he goes to the barber's, as he is bald.sharris123
  • My mother's uncle is as bald as an egg.CardinalRed
  • My father is as bald as a billiard ball.unknown
  • He doesn't want to become bald like his father.carlosalberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bald

as a verb

third-person singular
balds
present participle
balding
past participle
balded
past tense
balded

as a adjective

comparative
balder
superlative
baldest