bareness, n. [nakedness], nudity.

bargain, v. stipulate, [agree], [contract], [covenant]; [barter].

bark, n. cortex. Associated words: cortical, corticate, corticiferous, corticiform, phleophagus, corticose, periderm, liber, decortication, decorticator.

bark, v. [peel], [flay], [skin], decorticate; [bay], [yelp], [yap].

barn, n. [stable].

barrel, n. [cask], cade, butt, puncheon, tierce, hogshead, keg, rundlet; (of wine) 31-1/2 gallons; (of flour) 196 pounds. Associated words: gauntree, cooper, bilge, stave, hoop, chine.

barren, a. [sterile], agenestic, infecund, unprolific, unprocreant; [unproductive], [unfruitful], unfertile, [effete], [desert]; [unprofitable], [fruitless], unremunerative, [empty]; [stupid], [dull], [unimaginative], prosaic, devoid, uninspiring, uninteresting. Antonyms: prolific, fecund, [virile], [fruitful], [fertile], [teeming].

barrenness, n. [sterility], infecundity, unprolificness, infertility. Antonyms: fecundity, prolificness, [fertility].

barrier, n. [obstruction], [impediment], [obstacle], [hindrance], barricade.

barter, n. traffic, [exchange], [trade], [business].--v. traffic, [trade], [exchange].