Definition of Bald

1. Verb. Grow bald; lose hair on one's head. "They bald "; "He is balding already"

Generic synonyms: Grow, Turn

2. Adjective. With no effort to conceal. "A barefaced lie"
Exact synonyms: Barefaced
Similar to: Open, Overt

3. Adjective. Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp. "A bald-headed gentleman"
Exact synonyms: Bald-headed, Bald-pated
Similar to: Hairless
Derivative terms: Baldness

4. Adjective. Without the natural or usual covering. "Bare hills"
Exact synonyms: Denudate, Denuded
Similar to: Bare

Definition of Bald

1. a. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak.

Definition of Bald

1. lacking hair [adj BALDER, BALDEST] / to become bald [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: bald

Medical Definition of Bald

1. 1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak. "On the bald top of an eminence." (Wordsworth) 2. Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal. "In the preface to his own bald translation." (Dryden) 3. Undisguised. " Bald egotism." 4. Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. 5. Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat. 6. Destitute of the natural covering. Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced. Bald buzzard, a name of the European coot (Fulica atra), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head. Origin: OE. Balled, ballid, perh. The p.p. Of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. But cf. W. Bali whiteness in a horse's forehead. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bald

balaustine
Balbani ring
Balbiani ring
Balboa
balboas
balbriggan
balbriggans
balbuties
BALB test
balconet
balconets
balconied
balconies
balcony
bald (current term)
bald (current term)
bald-faced hornet
bald-headed
bald-pated
baldachin
baldachino
baldachinos
baldachins
baldaquin
baldaquins
balded
balder
Balder
balderdash
balderdashes

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