bare spot
Gap without cover
A bare spot is an area where covering is absent or worn away.
Lawns develop bare spots where grass has died or failed to grow.
Carpets show bare spots from heavy foot traffic.
A bare spot on someone's head is where hair has thinned or fallen out.
The term always implies something should be there but isn't.
- baldWithout hair on head
- patchMaterial covering damage
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- exposedOut in open
- nakedWearing no garments
worn · thin · scalp · hair loss · thinning hair · grass · dead grass · dead · brown · gap · hole · empty · erosion · dirt · soil · barren · patchy · threadbare