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barn
1[ bahrn ]
/ bÉrn /
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noun
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
a very large garage for buses, trucks, etc.; carbarn.
verb (used with object)
to store (hay, grain, etc.) in a barn.
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Origin of barn
1OTHER WORDS FROM barn
barnlike, adjectiveWords nearby barn
Barmecidal, Barmecide, Barmen, bar mitzvah, barmy, barn, Barnabas, Barnaby, barnacle, barnacle goose, Barnard
Other definitions for barn (2 of 2)
barn2
[ bahrn ]
/ bÉrn /
noun Physics.
a unit of nuclear cross section, equal to 10â24 square centimeter. Abbreviation: b
Origin of barn
2First recorded in 1945â50; special use of barn1
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British Dictionary definitions for barn (1 of 2)
barn1
/ (bÉËn) /
noun
a large farm outbuilding, used chiefly for storing hay, grain, etc, but also for housing livestock
US and Canadian a large shed for sheltering railroad cars, trucks, etc
any large building, esp an unattractive one
(modifier) relating to a system of poultry farming in which birds are allowed to move freely within a barnbarn eggs
Word Origin for barn
Old English beren, from bere barley + ĂŠrn room; see barley 1
British Dictionary definitions for barn (2 of 2)
barn2
/ (bÉËn) /
noun
a unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10 â 28 square metreSymbol: b
Word Origin for barn
C20: from barn 1; so called because of the relatively large cross section
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Other Idioms and Phrases with barn
barn
see can't hit the broad side of a barn; lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
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