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desolate

adjective

(of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.

a desolate Pennine moor

barren,bleak,stark,bare,dismal,grim,desert,waste,arid,sterile,wild,windswept,inhospitable,exposed,deserted,uninhabited,unoccupied,depopulated,forsaken,godforsaken,abandoned,unpeopled,untenanted,evacuated,empty,vacated,vacant,unfrequented,unvisited,solitary,lonely,secluded,isolated,remote

verb

make (a place) appear bleakly empty.

the droughts that desolated the dry plains

devastate,ravage,ruin,make/leave desolate,leave in ruins,destroy,wreck,lay waste to,wreak havoc on,level,raze,demolish,wipe out,obliterate,annihilate,gut,depopulate,empty,depredate,spoliate

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defenseless

dɪˈfɛnsləs

adjective

without defence or protection; totally vulnerable.

attacks on defenceless civilians

vulnerable,helpless,powerless,impotent,weak,frail,susceptible,easily hurt/wounded/damaged,impuissant,resistless,undefended,unprotected,unguarded,unfortified,unshielded,unarmed,without arms,without defences,assailable,open to attack,wide open,open,exposed,endangered,in danger,in peril,in jeopardy,at risk,insecure,pregnable

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chancy

ˈtʃɑːnsi

adjective

involving risks and uncertainty.

football coaching is a chancy business

risky,unpredictable,uncertain,speculative,precarious,problematical,unsettled,unsafe,insecure,exposed,touch-and-go,tricky,treacherous,dangerous,fraught with danger,high-risk,hazardous,perilous,dicey,sticky,hairy,dodgy,gnarly,parlous

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chanciest

ˈtʃɑːnsi

adjective

involving risks and uncertainty.

football coaching is a chancy business

risky,unpredictable,uncertain,speculative,precarious,problematical,unsettled,unsafe,insecure,exposed,touch-and-go,tricky,treacherous,dangerous,fraught with danger,high-risk,hazardous,perilous,dicey,sticky,hairy,dodgy,gnarly,parlous

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chancier

ˈtʃɑːnsi

adjective

involving risks and uncertainty.

football coaching is a chancy business

risky,unpredictable,uncertain,speculative,precarious,problematical,unsettled,unsafe,insecure,exposed,touch-and-go,tricky,treacherous,dangerous,fraught with danger,high-risk,hazardous,perilous,dicey,sticky,hairy,dodgy,gnarly,parlous

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bleakest

bliːk

adjective

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

a bleak and barren moor

bare,exposed,desolate,stark,arid,desert,denuded,lunar,open,empty,windswept,treeless,forestless,without vegetation,defoliated,unsheltered,unprotected,unshielded,unwooded

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bleaker

bliːk

adjective

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

a bleak and barren moor

bare,exposed,desolate,stark,arid,desert,denuded,lunar,open,empty,windswept,treeless,forestless,without vegetation,defoliated,unsheltered,unprotected,unshielded,unwooded

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bleak

bliːk

adjective

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

a bleak and barren moor

bare,exposed,desolate,stark,arid,desert,denuded,lunar,open,empty,windswept,treeless,forestless,without vegetation,defoliated,unsheltered,unprotected,unshielded,unwooded

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baring

/bɛː/

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

he was bare from the waist up

naked,unclothed,undressed,uncovered,stripped,with nothing on,in a state of nature,disrobed,unclad,undraped,exposed

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

he bared his chest to show his scar

uncover,strip,lay bare,undress,unclothe,denude,unveil,unmask

determiner

A large amount or number of.

adverb

Very; really (used as an intensifier)

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barest

/bɛː/

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

he was bare from the waist up

naked,unclothed,undressed,uncovered,stripped,with nothing on,in a state of nature,disrobed,unclad,undraped,exposed

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

he bared his chest to show his scar

uncover,strip,lay bare,undress,unclothe,denude,unveil,unmask

determiner

A large amount or number of.

adverb

Very; really (used as an intensifier)

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bares

/bɛː/

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

he was bare from the waist up

naked,unclothed,undressed,uncovered,stripped,with nothing on,in a state of nature,disrobed,unclad,undraped,exposed

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

he bared his chest to show his scar

uncover,strip,lay bare,undress,unclothe,denude,unveil,unmask

determiner

A large amount or number of.

adverb

Very; really (used as an intensifier)

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barer

/bɛː/

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

he was bare from the waist up

naked,unclothed,undressed,uncovered,stripped,with nothing on,in a state of nature,disrobed,unclad,undraped,exposed

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

he bared his chest to show his scar

uncover,strip,lay bare,undress,unclothe,denude,unveil,unmask

determiner

A large amount or number of.

adverb

Very; really (used as an intensifier)

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bared

/bɛː/

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

he was bare from the waist up

naked,unclothed,undressed,uncovered,stripped,with nothing on,in a state of nature,disrobed,unclad,undraped,exposed

verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

he bared his chest to show his scar

uncover,strip,lay bare,undress,unclothe,denude,unveil,unmask

determiner

A large amount or number of.

adverb

Very; really (used as an intensifier)

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bare

/bɛr/

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

he was bare from the waist up

naked,unclothed,undressed,uncovered,stripped,with nothing on,in a state of nature,disrobed,unclad,undraped,exposed

transitive verb

Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.

he bared his chest to show his scar

uncover,strip,lay bare,undress,unclothe,denude,unveil,unmask

determiner

A large amount or number of.

adverb

Very; really (used as an intensifier)

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