📖 B — The English dictionary · page 9

barn — Everyday, meaning 1: A barn is a big farm building for animals, hay, crops or tools.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Barn owls» often live in barns.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Barn dance» is a party with country dancing.↗ Example: There are 24 cows in the barn.↗ · The barn holds 300 bales of hay.↗ · 5 horses left the barn.↗ · How many animals are in the barn?↗ · The cows sleep in the barn in winter.↗ · A barn owl lives in the old barn.↗ · Wilbur the pig lived in a barn in «Charlotte's Web».↗ · We went to a barn dance at the farm.↗ · He went out to the barn and got hold of a flail.↗ · The LORD will command the blessing with thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and He will bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.↗ (Torah DEU.28.8, JPS 1917)↗ · So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.↗ (Writings PRO.3.10, JPS 1917)↗ · The grains shrivel under their hoes; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.↗ (Prophets JOL.1.17, JPS 1917)↗ · is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree hath not brought forth — from this day will I bless you.'↗ (Prophets HAG.2.19, JPS 1917)↗

barnacle — Everyday, meaning 1: A small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks itself to rocks, ships and whales and stays there.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A person who sticks to someone and will not go away.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A barnacle can also be a humorous old word for a pair of trousers or pantaloons.↗ Example: The rocks at the beach were covered in barnacles.↗ · Barnacles stick to the bottom of boats and slow them down.↗ · A barnacle catches food with its feathery legs.↗ · Be careful, barnacles are sharp on bare feet.↗ · The old whale had barnacles on its skin.↗ · Barnacles are related to crabs and lobsters, not to snails.↗ · My little brother clung to me like a barnacle all day.↗ · “No, that's my 'barnacle.'↗ And what do you call these?” said he pointing to his pantaloons.↗

barnyard — Everyday, meaning 1: The yard or area around a barn on a farm, where animals walk and feed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (as an adjective) To do with farm animals, or rough and rude, like "barnyard humour".↗ Example: The hens pecked at grain in the barnyard.↗ · We made barnyard animal noises in music class.↗ · The pig rolled in the mud of the barnyard.↗ · The story is set in a noisy barnyard.↗ · A rooster crowed from the barnyard fence.↗ · Children fed the goats in the barnyard at the farm park.↗ · The comedian told silly barnyard jokes.↗ · Uncle Henry was milking the cows in the barnyard, and Toto had jumped out of her arms and was running toward the barn, barking furiously.↗

barometer — Everyday, meaning 1: A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, used to help forecast the weather.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A barometer is also anything that shows how things are changing, like a sign of what people think.↗ Example: The barometer is falling, so it might rain.↗ · We made a simple barometer from a jar and a balloon.↗ · A barometer measures air pressure.↗ · Grandpa taps the old barometer on the wall each morning.↗ · High pressure on the barometer usually means sunny weather.↗ · The weather station has a barometer and a thermometer.↗ · Sales of ice cream are a barometer of the weather.↗ · Read the barometer and write down the pressure.↗

baron — Everyday, meaning 1: A nobleman of the lowest rank in Britain and some other countries; in the Middle Ages a lord who held land from the king.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A very rich and powerful businessman in one industry: an oil baron, a media baron.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A powerful criminal boss: a drug baron.↗ Example: The barons forced King John to sign Magna Carta.↗ · A baron owned the castle and the lands around it.↗ · He became a baron and sat in the House of Lords.↗ · The newspaper baron owned ten papers.↗ · The police caught a drug baron at the port.↗ · The Red Baron was a famous German pilot in the First World War.↗ · When you have spent it you must go and take another baron’s castle.’↗

baroness — Everyday, meaning 1: A baroness is a woman who holds the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife of a baron.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A baroness is a lady of noble rank, below a countess.↗ Example: The baroness wore a silver crown to the feast.↗ · Her husband was a baron, so she was a baroness.↗ · The baroness lived in a tall grey house by the river.↗

baronial — Everyday, meaning 1: Baronial means of or like a baron or his castle or hall, grand and noble in style.↗ Example: The baronial hall had a long table and high stone walls.↗ · We visited a baronial castle with towers.↗ · The feast in the baronial house went on all night.↗

barony — Everyday, meaning 1: A barony is the rank or title of a baron.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A barony is the land or estate that a baron rules over.↗ Example: He hoped one day to win a barony.↗ · The baron knew every field in his barony.↗ · The barony stretched over hills, bogs and pasture.↗

barrack — Everyday, meaning 1: Barracks are a large building or group of buildings where soldiers live.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, Ireland) To barrack someone is to shout rude or mocking things at them while they are speaking or playing.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Australia, NZ) To barrack for a team is to cheer for and support it.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Barracks can also be a simple building where hens and ducks are kept.↗ Example: The soldiers marched back to the barracks.↗ · The army barracks were by the river.↗ · The crowd barracked the referee.↗ · Don't barrack the speaker; let him finish.↗ · (Australia) I barrack for Collingwood.↗ · The old barracks are now a museum.↗ · She often came in the company of grand noble guests, to whom she showed "the hens' and ducks' barracks," as she called the little house.↗

barred — Everyday, meaning 1: Not allowed to go in or to do something: banned.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Having bars across it, like a barred window or gate.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Having stripes of colour, like a barred owl's feathers.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (past form of bar) Blocked a way, or stopped someone.↗ Example: He was barred from the game for cheating.↗ · The prison had barred windows.↗ · A fallen tree barred the road.↗ · Dogs are barred from the playground.↗ · The barred owl has striped feathers on its chest.↗ · The guards barred the castle gate at night.↗ · The debate was no holds barred.↗ · As he crossed the threshold fifteen armed Turks barred his way, with the Sultan at their head.↗

barrel — Everyday, meaning 1: A barrel is a big round container with a flat top and bottom, usually made of wood or metal, used to hold liquids or other goods.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A barrel is the long tube of a gun, through which the bullet comes out.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A barrel is also an amount (for oil it is about 159 litres).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To barrel along means to move very fast and without control.↗ Example: The pirates rolled a barrel of rum onto the ship.↗ · We collect rainwater in a barrel for the garden.↗ · A barrel holds 50 litres, so 4 barrels hold 200 litres.↗ · Apples were stored in barrels for the winter.↗ · The truck came barrelling down the hill.↗ · The party was a barrel of laughs.↗ · Then they came and rolled the barrel towards the water.↗

barren — Everyday, meaning 1: Of land: too poor to grow plants or crops; bare and empty: a barren desert.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old, also Bible) Of a woman or animal: not able to have babies.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Of a plant or tree: not producing fruit.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Empty, giving no results: a barren argument.↗ Example: Nothing grew on the barren hillside.↗ · The Arctic tundra looks barren in winter.↗ · The barren tree gave no apples.↗ · In the Bible, Sarah was barren until she had Isaac.↗ · After the fire, the land was barren.↗ · The talks were long and barren.↗ · So the brave old horse was turned out to find what he could among the rocks on the barren hill-side.↗ · And Sarai was barren; she had no child.↗ (Torah GEN.11.30, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.↗ (Torah GEN.29.31, JPS 1917)↗ · None shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil.↗ (Torah EXO.23.26, JPS 1917)↗ · He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.↗ (Writings JOB.24.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Who maketh the barren woman to dwell in her house as a joyful mother of children.↗ (Writings PSA.113.9, JPS 1917)↗ · The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith not: 'Enough.'↗ (Writings PRO.30.16, JPS 1917)↗

barrenness — Everyday, meaning 1: Barrenness is the state of being bare and empty, with no crops growing, or of being unable to have children.↗ Example: The barrenness of the desert made them thirsty.↗ · Farmers feared the barrenness of the dry winter field.↗ · The old tree stood in barrenness, with no leaves at all.↗

barricade — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A wall or circle of wagons, carts and goods set up to block a way or to protect a camp.↗ Example: So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the barricade, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him.↗ (Prophets 1SA.26.7, JPS 1917)↗

barrier — Everyday, meaning 1: A barrier is a fence, gate, wall or bar that stops people or things from going somewhere.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A barrier can also be anything that makes something hard to do, like a language barrier.↗ Example: Never climb over the safety barrier at the cliff.↗ · The barrier came down because a train was coming.↗ · Police put up barriers to keep the crowd back.↗ · Not speaking English was a barrier for the new boy at first.↗ · The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of Australia.↗ · A fence is a barrier around the swimming pool.↗ · Ramps remove barriers for wheelchair users.↗ · Skin is a barrier that keeps germs out.↗ · Furiously did the enraged gnome fling two great clouds together, and hurl a thunderbolt after the flying maiden, splintering the rocky barriers which had stood a thousand years.↗ · now another third part was at the gate Sur, and another third part at the gate behind the guard — shall keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.↗ (Prophets 2KI.11.6, JPS 1917)↗

barring — Everyday, meaning 1: Barring means except for, leaving out one thing or person from what is said.↗ Example: Everyone came, barring Sam, who was ill.↗ · We can play any game, barring football.↗ · All the bees were friendly, barring one.↗

barrister — Everyday, meaning 1: (law, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) A lawyer who speaks for people in the higher courts and argues their case in front of a judge.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In some countries, the word for lawyer is attorney or counsel.↗ Example: The barrister stood up and spoke to the jury.↗ · My cousin is training to be a barrister.↗ · The barrister wore a white wig and a black gown.↗ · In court, the barrister asked the witness questions.↗ · Her barrister said she was innocent.↗ · Barristers must study the law for many years.↗ · The barrister won the case for the family.↗

barrow — Everyday, meaning 1: A wheelbarrow: a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles, pushed by hand.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK) A small cart with two wheels used by street sellers to sell fruit and other goods (a market barrow).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (history) A large mound of earth built long ago over a grave.↗ Example: Grandad filled the barrow with weeds.↗ · Can you push the barrow of bricks to the shed?↗ · The fruit seller shouted from his barrow in the market.↗ · We visited an old long barrow on the hill near Avebury.↗ · Archaeologists found tools inside the barrow.↗ · The barrow tipped over and the sand spilled out.↗ · The hounds were running off, flocks of wild fowl flew screaming over the barrows, while the bramble bushes twined round the old stones.↗

barrowful — Everyday, meaning 1: As much as a wheelbarrow will hold.↗ Example: We moved three barrowfuls of soil.↗ · «A barrowful will do, to begin with.»↗ · «A barrowful of what?» thought Alice.↗ · Dad tipped a barrowful of leaves onto the bonfire.↗ · It took ten barrowfuls to fill the sandpit.↗ · A barrowful of apples stood by the gate.↗

bart — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) A boy's or man's name, short for Bartholomew or Bartlett; the best-known Bart is Bart Simpson, a cartoon boy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: BART (USA, abbreviation) Bay Area Rapid Transit, the train system around San Francisco.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Bart.↗ (UK, abbreviation) Short for «baronet», a title written after a man's name.↗ Example: Bart Simpson is always getting into trouble.↗ · My cousin Bart plays football.↗ · We took BART from the airport into the city.↗ · The letter was addressed to Sir John Smith, Bart.↗ · Bart is short for Bartholomew.↗

barter — Everyday, meaning 1: To barter means to swap things or services for other things instead of using money.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Barter is this kind of trading by swapping.↗ Example: Long ago, people bartered fish for bread.↗ · I bartered two stickers for one shiny card.↗ · The settlers bartered with local people for furs.↗ · Barter is trading without money.↗ · It is hard to barter if the other person doesn't want what you have.↗ · The traders bartered salt for gold.↗ · If 3 apples are worth 1 orange, you can barter 9 apples for 3 oranges.↗ · Then he rode away upon the horse that was to be sold or bartered for something else.↗