Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [113]
bar·ley noun : a cereal grass with seeds used as food and in making malt liquors; also : its seed
bar mitz·vah noun, often cap B&M [ORIGIN: Heb bar miṣwāh, lit., son of the (divine) law]
1 : a Jewish boy who at about 13 years of age assumes religious responsibilities
2 : the ceremony recognizing a boy as a bar mitzvah
barn noun [ORIGIN: ME bern, fr. OE bereærn, fr. bere barley + ærn house, store]
: a building used esp. for storing hay and grain and for housing livestock or farm equipment
bar·na·cle noun : any of numerous small marine crustaceans free-swimming when young but permanently fixed (as to rocks, whales, or ships) when adult
barn·storm verb : to travel through the country making brief stops to entertain (as with shows or flying stunts) or to campaign for political office
barn·yard noun : a usu. fenced area adjoining a barn
baro·graph noun : a recording barometer
ba·rom·e·ter noun : an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure
— baro·met·ric adjective
bar·on noun 1 : a member of the lowest grade of the British peerage
2 : a man who possesses great power or influence in some field of activity
— bar·ony noun
Synonyms
czar, king, magnate, mogul, prince, tycoon—more at MAGNATE
bar·on·age noun : PEERAGE
bar·on·ess noun 1 : the wife or widow of a baron
2 : a woman holding a baronial title in her own right
bar·on·et noun : a man holding a rank of honor below a baron but above a knight
— bar·on·et·cy noun
ba·ro·ni·al adjective 1 : of or relating to a baron or the baronage
2 : generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity : STATELY
Synonyms
grand, grandiose, imposing, magnificent, majestic, monumental, stately—more at GRAND
ba·roque adjective : marked by the use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtapositioning of contrasting elements
ba·rouche noun [ORIGIN: G Barutsche, fr. It biroccio, ultim. fr. LL birotus two-wheeled, fr. L bi- two + rota wheel]
: a 4-wheeled carriage with a high driver's seat in front and a folding top
bar·racks noun singular or plural : a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers
bar·ra·cu·da noun, plural -da or -das : any of several large slender predaceous sea fishes including some used for food
bar·rage noun 1 : a heavy concentration of fire (as of artillery)
2 : vigorous or rapid outpouring of many things at once
Synonyms
bombardment, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley; also broadside, burst, outburst; deluge, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outflow, outpouring, overflow, spate, surge, torrent
barred adjective : marked by or divided off by bars : STRIPED
1barrel noun 1 : a round bulging cask with flat ends of equal diameter
2 a : the amount contained in a barrel
b : a great quantity
3 : a drum or cylindrical part — bar·reled adjective Synonyms [1] cask, hogshead, keg, pipe, puncheon—more at CASK [2b] abundance, loads, lot, much 2barrel verb -reled or -relled; -rel·ing or -rel·ling 1 : to pack in a barrel 2 : to travel at high speed Synonyms dash, fly, hurry, hurtle, rush, speed, tear, zip, zoom—more at HURRY bar·rel·head noun : the flat end of a barrel — on the barrelhead : asking for or granting no credit barrel roll noun : an airplane maneuver in which a complete revolution about the longitudinal axis is made 1barren adjective 1 : not producing fruit, spores, or offspring : STERILE