The difference between Bark and Rind

When used as nouns, bark means the short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals, whereas rind means tree bark.

When used as verbs, bark means to make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs), whereas rind means to remove the rind from.


check bellow for the other definitions of Bark and Rind

  1. Bark as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).

    Examples:

    "synonyms: give tongue"

    "The neighbour's dog is always barking."

    "The seal barked as the zookeeper threw fish into its enclosure."

  2. Bark as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

  3. Bark as a verb (transitive):

    To speak sharply.

    Examples:

    "The sergeant barked an order."

  1. Bark as a noun:

    The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.

  2. Bark as a noun (figuratively):

    An abrupt loud vocal utterance.

  1. Bark as a noun (countable, uncountable):

    The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

  2. Bark as a noun (medicine):

    Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.

  3. Bark as a noun:

    Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.

  4. Bark as a noun:

    The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.

  5. Bark as a noun:

    The envelopment or outer covering of anything.

  1. Bark as a verb:

    To strip the bark from; to peel.

  2. Bark as a verb:

    To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.

    Examples:

    "to bark one’s heel"

  3. Bark as a verb:

    To girdle.

  4. Bark as a verb:

    To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.

    Examples:

    "bark the roof of a hut"

  1. Bark as a noun (obsolete):

    A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.

  2. Bark as a noun (poetic):

    a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.

  3. Bark as a noun (nautical):

    A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

  1. Rind as a noun:

    tree bark

  2. Rind as a noun:

    A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc

  3. Rind as a noun (figuratively, uncountable, rare, usually "the"):

    The gall, the crust, the insolence; often as "the immortal rind"

  1. Rind as a verb (transitive):

    To remove the rind from.

  1. Rind as a noun:

    An iron support fitting used on the upper millstone of a grist mill.

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