Bare and Close

Bare

Bare adjective - Being this and no more.

Close and bare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Bare".

Nearby Words: barely, bared, bareness

Close

Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

Bare and close are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bare" instead an adjective "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Common collocations

girl bare girl close girl
episode bare episode close episode
top bare top close top

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Jagged Alliance AI who are very close to enemies will often forego shooting and instead run in close to beat them down with their bare hands or stab them with knives.
  • Video Game / PAYDAY 2 Bare-Fisted Monk: You can choose to go with your fists instead of using a Pistol Whip when it comes to close quarter combat.
  • Gross-Up Close-Up Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers shows a close-up of Michael tearing a man's throat out with his bare hands.
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