Is “Barks” a Scrabble word?

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

2. 2.An abrupt loud vocal utterance.

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

   “The neighbour's dog is always barking.”

2. 2.To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

3. 3.To speak sharply.

   “The sergeant barked an order.”

Synonyms: give tongue, latrate

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

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

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

Synonyms: rind

1. 1.To strip the bark from; to peel.

2. 2.To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.

   “to bark one’s heel”

3. 3.To girdle.