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| n. (plant) | 1. bark | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. | 
 |  ~ covering, natural covering, cover | a natural object that covers or envelops.; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" | 
 |  ~ cinnamon, cinnamon bark | aromatic bark used as a spice. | 
 |  ~ cassia bark, chinese cinnamon | aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark. | 
 |  ~ cinnamon bark | aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative. | 
 |  ~ magnolia | dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine. | 
 |  ~ tanbark | bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering. | 
 |  ~ mezereum | the dried bark of the shrub mezereon. | 
 |  ~ canella, canella bark, white cinnamon | highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic. | 
 |  ~ cinchona, cinchona bark, jesuit's bark, peruvian bark | medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine. | 
 |  ~ cascarilla bark, eleuthera bark, sweetwood bark | aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense. | 
 |  ~ root | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground. | 
 |  ~ cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark | dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative. | 
 |  ~ winter's bark | aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties. | 
 |  ~ tapa, tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark | the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus. | 
 |  ~ angostura, angostura bark | the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters. | 
 |  ~ branch | a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant. | 
 |  ~ tree trunk, trunk, bole | the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber. | 
 |  ~ cork | outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.. | 
 |  ~ phellem, cork | (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells. | 
| n. (event) | 2. bark | a noise resembling the bark of a dog. | 
 |  ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | 
| n. (artifact) | 3. bark, barque | a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts. | 
 |  ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. | 
| n. (event) | 4. bark | the sound made by a dog. | 
 |  ~ bow-wow | the bark of a dog. | 
 |  ~ cry | the characteristic utterance of an animal.; "animal cries filled the night" | 
| v. (communication) | 5. bark | speak in an unfriendly tone.; "She barked into the dictaphone" | 
 |  ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" | 
| v. (contact) | 6. bark | cover with bark. | 
 |  ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | 
| v. (contact) | 7. bark, skin | remove the bark of a tree. | 
 |  ~ strip | remove the surface from.; "strip wood" | 
| v. (communication) | 8. bark | make barking sounds.; "The dogs barked at the stranger" | 
 |  ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" | 
 |  ~ bay, quest | bark with prolonged noises, of dogs. | 
 |  ~ yap, yelp, yip | bark in a high-pitched tone.; "the puppies yelped" | 
| v. (change) | 9. bark | tan (a skin) with bark tannins. | 
 |  ~ tan | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather. | 
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