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bald
[ bawld ]
adjective
- having little or no hair on the scalp:
a bald head;
a bald person.
- destitute of some natural growth or covering:
a bald mountain.
- lacking detail; bare; plain; unadorned:
a bald prose style.
- open; undisguised:
a bald lie.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
- Zoology. having white on the head:
the bald eagle.
- Automotive. (of a tire) having the tread completely worn away.
verb (used without object)
- to become bald.
noun
- (often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
bald
/ 产蓴藧濒诲 /
adjective
- having no hair or fur, esp (of a man) having no hair on all or most of the scalp
- lacking natural growth or covering
- plain or blunt
a bald statement
- bare or simple; unadorned
- Alsobaldfaced (of certain birds and other animals) having white markings on the head and face
- (of a tyre) having a worn tread
Derived Forms
- 藞产补濒诲濒测, adverb
- 藞产补濒诲颈蝉丑, adjective
- 藞产补濒诲苍别蝉蝉, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 产补濒诲顎僫蝉丑 adjective
- 产补濒诲顎僱测 adverb
- 产补濒诲顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
- 丑补濒蹿顎-产补濒诲顎 adjective
- 蝉别尘顎卛路产补濒诲顎 adjective
- sem顎卛路产补濒诲顎僱测 adverb
- sem顎卛路产补濒诲顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of bald1
Example Sentences
He grew up to see how politics was at once powerful and petty, like when he took a job editing government documentaries of Lyndon Johnson and was ordered to never show the president鈥檚 bald spot.
The act has been credited with saving 99% of the species it protects from extinction, including bald eagles, California condors and Mexican gray wolves.
Constitution underneath a pattern of bald eagles and the Stars and Stripes.
For example, the polar bear represents the Arctic, sea turtles serve as ambassadors to the sea, the bald eagle is iconic to North America and the giant panda symbolizes conservation efforts in China.
She now bears a round scar on her neck and covers her bald head with a wig.
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More About Bald
What is a basic definition of bald?
Bald describes a person as having no or little hair on their head. Bald also means to lose one鈥檚 hair and describes something as being out in the open or not hidden. Bald has several other senses as an adjective and one as a noun.
A bald person lacks hair on their head. There are multiple reasons why a person might be bald. For many bald men, becoming bald is the result of a genetic condition known as male pattern baldness, which causes their hair to thin and fall out as they age. A person may be bald because they shave their head or because of chemotherapy, which often causes hair loss all over the body. While animals who don鈥檛 have fur or hair could be called bald, hairless is more commonly used.
- Real-life examples: Some examples of famous bald men include basketball player Michael Jordan, singer Sinead O鈥機onnor, and the 14th Dalai Lama.
- Used in a sentence: Chang had hair in his 30s but was completely bald by the time he turned 40.
In this same sense, bald is used as a verb to mean to become bald. The phrase 鈥済o bald鈥 is also commonly used.
- Used in a sentence: Phillip began to bald early in life so he decided to start shaving his head.
Bald is also used to describe something that is out in the open and acknowledged. A bald insult, for example, is one that you don鈥檛 try to hide. You say it boldly and unapologetically.
- Used in a sentence: Fanny said a bald lie when asked why she didn鈥檛 go to work.
Where does聽bald come from?
The first records of bald come from around 1250. It comes from the Middle English ballede, which means 鈥渉aving a white spot.鈥
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What are some other forms related to bald?
- baldish (adjective)
- baldly (adverb)
- baldness (noun)
- half-bald (adjective)
- semibald (adjective)
- semibaldly (adverb)
- semibaldness (noun)
What are some synonyms for bald?
What are some words that share a root or word element with bald?听
What are some words that often get used in discussing bald?
What are some words bald may be commonly confused with?
How is聽bald used in real life?
Bald is a common word used to describe a person as having no hair on their head.
Every time I see a small old bald man smiling I wonder if it's me from the future
鈥 SAMMY WIN WIN (@samvirwin)
I laugh when business folks talk down to me because I'm seen as just a boxing coach.
Perhaps the bald head and beard hide my degree in Economics and Finance, and how I once started a business from scratch that brought in over 7 figures.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
鈥 Ross Enamait (@rosstraining)
In 2012 please kill the phrases "let me just start by saying" & "I hate to tell you but". The former is redundant, the latter is a bald lie.
鈥 Sheila Callaghan (@sheilacalla)
Try using聽bald!
True or False?
If a person is bald, it means they have little or no facial hair.
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