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bar·ber·ry noun : any of a genus of spiny shrubs bearing yellow flowers and oblong red berries

bar·bi·tu·rate noun : any of various compounds (as a salt or ester) formed from an organic acid (bar*bi*tu*ric acid ); especially : one used as a sedative or hypnotic

bar·ca·role or bar·ca·rolle noun : a Venetian boat song characterized by a beat suggesting a rowing rhythm; also : a piece of music imitating this

bar chart noun : BAR GRAPH

bar code noun : a set of printed and variously spaced bars and sometimes numerals that is designed to be scanned to identify the object it labels

— bar–cod·ed adjective

bard noun : one who writes poetry : a maker of verses : POET

Synonyms

minstrel, poet, versifier—more at POET

1bare adjective bar·er; bar·est 1 : devoid of customary or natural covering : NAKED

2 : open to view : UNCONCEALED, EXPOSED

3 : containing nothing : EMPTY

4 : leaving nothing to spare : MERE

5 : lacking ornament : PLAIN, UNADORNED

Synonyms

[1] bald, exposed, naked, nude, open, uncovered—more at NAKED

[3] blank, devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void—more at EMPTY

[5] bald, naked, plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished—more at PLAIN

2bare verb bared; bar·ing : to make or lay bare : UNCOVER

Synonyms

disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal, spill, tell, uncover, unmask, unveil—more at REVEAL

bare·back or bare·backed adverb or adjective : without a saddle

bare·faced adjective 1 : having the face uncovered; especially : BEARDLESS

2 : not concealed : OPEN

— bare·faced·ly adverb

bare·foot or bare·foot·ed adverb or adjective : with bare feet

bare–hand·ed adverb or adjective 1 : without gloves

2 : without tools or weapons

bare·head·ed adverb or adjective : without a hat

ba·ris·ta noun : a person who makes and serves coffee to the public

bare·ly adverb 1 : PLAINLY, MEAGERLY

2 : by a narrow margin : only just <~ enough money>

Synonyms

hardly, just, marginally, scarcely, slightly—more at JUST

bare·ness noun : the quality or state of being bare

bar·fly noun : a drinker who frequents bars

1bargain noun 1 : an agreement between parties settling a transaction

2 : an advantageous purchase

3 : a transaction, situation, or event regarded in the light of its results

Synonyms

[1] accord, agreement, compact, contract, convention, covenant, deal, pact, settlement, understanding—more at AGREEMENT

[2] buy, deal, steal; also markdown

2bargain verb 1 : to negotiate over the terms of an agreement; also : to come to terms

2 : BARTER

Synonyms

chaffer, deal, dicker, haggle, negotiate, palter; also argue, bicker, clash, quibble, squabble, wrangle

bar·gain–base·ment adjective : markedly inexpensive

1barge noun 1 : a broad flat-bottomed boat usu. moved by towing

2 : a motorboat supplied to a flagship (as for an admiral)

3 : a ceremonial boat elegantly furnished

— barge·man noun

2barge verb barged; barg·ing 1 : to carry by barge

2 : to move or thrust oneself clumsily or rudely

bar graph noun : a graphic technique for comparing amounts by rectangles whose lengths are proportional to the amounts they represent

bari·tone noun [ORIGIN: F baryton or It baritono, fr. Gk barytonos deep sounding, fr. barys heavy + tonos tone]

: a male voice between bass and tenor; also : a man with such a voice

bar·i·um noun : a silver-white metallic chemical element that occurs only in combination

1bark verb 1 : to make the short loud cry of a dog

2 : to speak or utter in a curt loud tone : SNAP

2bark noun : the sound made by a barking dog

3bark noun : the tough corky outer covering of a woody stem or root

4bark verb 1 : to strip the bark from

2 : to rub the skin from

Synonyms

[1, 2] flay, hull, husk, peel, shell, skin—more at PEEL

5bark noun : a ship of three or more masts with the aft mast fore-and-aft rigged and the others square-rigged

bar·keep also bar·keep·er noun : BARTENDER

bark·er noun : a person who stands at the entrance