bald adj
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bald — (adj.) c.1300, ballede, probably, with M.E. ede adjectival suffix, from Celt. bal white patch, blaze especially on the head of a horse or other animal (from PIE root *bhel (1) to shine, flash, gleam; see BLEACH (Cf. bleach)). Cf., from the same… … Etymology dictionary
bald — adj. 1 (of a person) with the scalp wholly or partly lacking hair. 2 (of an animal, plant, etc.) not covered by the usual hair, feathers, leaves, etc. 3 colloq. with the surface worn away (a bald tyre). 4 a blunt, unelaborated (a bald statement) … Useful english dictionary
bald — [bo:ld US bo:ld] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from ball white spot on an animal s head (13 16 centuries), probably from Welsh bal] 1.) having little or no hair on your head ▪ a bald man ▪ his shiny bald head ▪ Dad started going bald when … Dictionary of contemporary English
bald — [bôld] adj. [ME balled, assoc. with bal,BALL1, but prob. ult. < IE base * bhel , gleaming, white > Gr phalos, white, phalakros, bald, OPrus ballo, forehead] 1. having white fur or feathers on the head, as some animals and birds 2. having no … English World dictionary
bald — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ go ▪ He started to go bald in his twenties. ADVERB ▪ completely, quite, totally … Collocations dictionary
bald´head´ed|ness — bald|head|ed «BLD HEHD ihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. having a bald head. –adv. without restraint: »Go into it baldheaded (James Russell Lowell). –bald´head´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
bald|head|ed — «BLD HEHD ihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. having a bald head. –adv. without restraint: »Go into it baldheaded (James Russell Lowell). –bald´head´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
bald-faced — adj making no attempt to hide the fact that you know you are saying or doing something wrong = ↑barefaced ▪ a bald faced lie … Dictionary of contemporary English
bald-faced — adj. Bald faced is used with these nouns: ↑lie … Collocations dictionary
bald headed — adj. having a bald head; hairless … English contemporary dictionary
