barn
1a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
a very large garage for buses, trucks, etc.; carbarn.
to store (hay, grain, etc.) in a barn.
Origin of barn
1Other words from barn
- barnlike, adjective
Words Nearby barn
Other definitions for barn (2 of 2)
a unit of nuclear cross section, equal to 10−24 square centimeter. Abbreviation: b
Origin of barn
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How to use barn in a sentence
So it was me, the taxi driver, and a man with a broken arm moving all these priceless cars out of the barn.
A great option for a rustic, farmhouse transitional style media stand, this unit comes in several colorways and includes sliding barn style doors, two side doors with metal mesh, and a distressed pine finish.
The best TV and media stands for your home | PopSci Commerce Team | October 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceRight now, the barn is relatively simple and open with an astroturf floor, but as the season progresses, Roginson plans to add propane heaters and three vinyl walls on the north, south, and west sides of the structure to insulate from the cold.
Several of these measures are sound ideas, but unfortunately, two of its latest efforts once again amount to waiting until the horse has made it halfway around the world before you shut the barn door.
Facebook to pause all political advertising—after the election | Kate Cox | October 8, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThe store, the barn, and the other structures were consumed by the fire Monday night.
A California mountain community loses its heart | Mike Silverstein | September 10, 2020 | Washington Blade
He was born in a barn to penniless parents who were part of a people under occupation.
From the roof of the barn is a long loop of rope, through this the turkey is suspended by its legs.
There is an ancestral homestead, but it has a meth lab in the barn.
I read that you recorded it at a converted barn in Devon, UK.
La Roux Discusses New Album ‘Trouble in Paradise,’ the 5-Year Gap, and Embracing Her Androgyny | Marlow Stern | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlso happy to get some fresh air (and a huge, aromatic cigar at a safe distance from the barn).
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway? | P. J. O’Rourke | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe went blindly down the street, turned at the corner and sought a quiet place, a livery barn.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThen, kindly and gently, the boy took Squinty over to the place where the corn crib was built on to the barn.
Squinty the Comical Pig | Richard BarnumShe knew there would be plenty of rope in the Norwood barn or the garage for their need in erecting the aerials.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseIf we go against 'em now, it'll be all same goin' blindfolded into a barn t' pick out the best hoss.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairA man driving a number of cattle to Boston, one of his cows went into a barn-yard, where there stood a young lad.
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British Dictionary definitions for barn (1 of 2)
/ (bɑːn) /
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 barn: barn eggs
Origin of barn
1British Dictionary definitions for barn (2 of 2)
/ (bɑːn) /
a unit of nuclear cross section equal to 10 – 28 square metre: Symbol: b
Origin of barn
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with barn
see can't hit the broad side of a barn; lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.
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