Definition of "bald" in 英语

adjective

1. Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.

   • My uncle is bald.

2. (specifically) Having little or no hair on the head, or having a large area of bare scalp on top of the head.

   • a bald man with a moustache

3. Of animals, having areas (of fur or plumage) that are colored white, especially on the head.

4. (by extension) Denuded of any covering.

   • The bald cypress is a tree that loses its leaves in winter.

5. Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.

6. Of a statement or account, unembellished.

7. Of a statement, without evidence or support being provided.

noun

1. (Appalachia) A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

2. (uncommon) A bald person.

verb

1. (intransitive) To become bald.