barknoun
uk/bɑːk/us/bɑːrk/bark noun (TREE)
[ U ] the hard outer covering of a tree
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Types of wood
- balsa wood
- close-grained
- cork
- ebony
- firewood
- hickory
- jelutong
- lumber
- matchwood
- MDF
- mulga
- oak
- oaken
- pine
- rosewood
- three-ply
- wood
- wood pulp
- wooden
- yew
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Parts of plants
bark noun (DOG)
[ C ] the loud, rough noise that a dog and some other animals make
Examples
- My dog has a very loud bark.
- It was a noise like a dog's bark.
- I'd have recognized my own dog's bark.
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- trumpet
- whimper
- woof
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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Idiom(s)
sb's bark is worse than his/her bite
barkverb
uk/bɑːk/us/bɑːrk/B2 [ I ] (of a dog) to make a loud, rough noise:
They heard a dog barking outside.
C2 [ T ] to shout at someone in a forceful manner:
The sergeant barked (out) a succession of orders to the new recruits.
More examples
- A dog in the next street was barking most of the night.
- We always know when someone's coming to the door because the dog barks.
- The baby started to cry when the puppy barked at her.
- The hounds spotted a rabbit in the distance and ran off barking excitedly.
- At the vet's, everyone was sitting quietly when my dog suddenly began to bark.
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- trumpet
- whimper
- woof
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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Shouting & screaming
Idiom(s)
be barking up the wrong tree