bald

  • 21Bald — 1. Bald anders besteht wie eine getünchte Wand im Regen. 2. Bald anders besteht wie Schnee im Wasser. Von Unbeständigen, Wankelmüthigen, Wetterwendischen. Die alten Römer sagten von solchen Leuten: Bald im Pallium, bald in der Toga. Lat.: Modo… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 22bald — bạld1 Adv; 1 nach relativ kurzer Zeit <bald danach, bald darauf, so bald wie möglich>: Ich hoffe, du besuchst mich bald wieder; Bald ist Weihnachten 2 innerhalb einer relativ kurzen Zeit ≈ schnell: Er hatte den komplizierten Mechanismus… …

    Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • 23bald — 01. My grandfather on my mother s side is [bald], so I guess I ll probably lose my hair too. 02. The hill looked [bald] after the trees had been cut down. 03. Brenda s husband is that short [balding] man standing over by the kitchen door. 04.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 24bald — baldish, adj. baldly, adv. baldness, n. /bawld/, adj. 1. having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person. 2. destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain. 3. lacking detail; bare; plain; unadorned: a bald prose… …

    Universalium

  • 25bald — [[t]bɔld[/t]] adj. 1) having little or no hair on the scalp 2) destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain[/ex] 3) plain: a bald prose style[/ex] 4) undisguised: a bald lie[/ex] 5) zool. having white on the head: the bald… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26bald — [[t]bɔ͟ːld[/t]] balder, baldest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head. The man s bald head was beaded with sweat... She is going bald. Derived words: baldness N UNCOUNT He wears a cap to cover a spot of… …

    English dictionary

  • 27bald */ — UK [bɔːld] / US [bɔld] adjective Word forms bald : adjective bald comparative balder superlative baldest 1) with little or no hair on your head a bald spot on the top of his head go bald (= lose your hair): I started going bald in my twenties. 2) …

    English dictionary

  • 28bald — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English balled; probably akin to Danish dialect bældet bald, Latin fulica coot, Greek phalios having a white spot, Old English bǣl fire, pyre Date: 14th century 1. a. lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29bald — adjective 1) a bald head Syn: hairless, smooth, shaven, depilated; bald headed; informal chrome domed; technical glabrous; archaic bald pated Ant: hairy, hirsute 2) a few bald bushes Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 30bald — /bɔld / (say bawld) adjective 1. lacking hair on some part of the scalp: a bald head; a bald person. 2. destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain. 3. (of tyres) having the rubber tread worn off. 4. bare; plain; unadorned: a… …