barbecue
noun
pieces of meat, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted or smoked over fire, especially when basted in a barbecue sauce.
barbecues
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pluralof barbecue.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof barbecue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
barbecuenounpieces of meat, fowl, fish, or the like, roasted or smoked over fire, especially when basted in a barbecue sauce.
Example Sentences
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Around that time, he took on the role of grill master at the offensive line barbecues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
And I haven’t even gotten to the fantasy talk, which turns otherwise delightful conversationalists into bores you need to avoid at office functions and weekend barbecues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sample some new snacks: Summer barbecues are rife with potato-chip mediocrity.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
An emergency alert issued on Friday evening urged people not to start fires, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
They have barbecues for neighbors and coach their children in sports.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
