barefoot
barefoot
Definition
bare·foot (-fo̵ot′)
adjective, adverb
with bare feet; without shoes and stockings
barefoot
Synonyms
barefoot
modif.
barefoot
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- statistician: To think about the roles involved, we use the metaphor of a barefoot statistician, itself based on the " barefoot doctor " .
- luxury: The comfort factor Less barefoot luxury - there are snakes round here - more rustic desert chic.
- doctor: Barefoot doctors or village health workers were first trained in China in the 1930s.
- boy: My remarks about the harsh way the world treats barefoot boys in Brooklyn were interrupted by an urgent angry waggle of his podgy hand.
- story: A short pause of story reading [ barefoot animal stories ] restored SB's equanimity.
- book: I particularly love the illustrations of the barefoot princesses book.
Used with adjective complement
- run: The tree roots etc also mean that it is probably not suitable for running barefoot ( sorry Rob!
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