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bar
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- pronunciation:
- bar
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- behind bars
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a length of metal or other strong, solid material often used to hold something back, support something, or hold things together.
The prisoner looked through the bars of his cell.The play structure has bars to hold it together.
- synonyms:
- rod, stick
- similar words:
- block, bolt, crowbar, ingot, lever, pole, rail, railing, shaft, stake
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| definition 2: |
a solid mass of a substance often in the shape of an oblong block.
There were two bars of soap in the bathtub.
- similar words:
- cake
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| definition 3: |
anything that acts as a block or barrier.
Rita's height was a bar to her becoming a ballerina.- synonyms:
- barrier, block, hindrance, obstacle, obstruction
- antonyms:
- aid
- similar words:
- barricade, blockade, bolt, curb, hurdle, jam, limit, rail, reef, sandbar, shoal
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| definition 4: |
a stripe or narrow marking.
The owl has bars on its chest.- synonyms:
- band, line, strip, stripe
- similar words:
- beam, ribbon, streak
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| definition 5: |
a long counter, often made of smooth, shiny wood, used as a serving area for food or beverages.
In a Japanese restaurant, people often eat at the bar so they can watch the chef prepare the food. |
| definition 6: |
a place where drinks and sometimes food are served.
- synonyms:
- pub, tavern
- similar words:
- canteen, counter, dive, hotel, inn, watering hole
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| definition 7: |
the legal profession; lawyers as a group.
Lawyers must pass an exam before they are admitted to the bar.- similar words:
- attorneys, lawyers
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| definition 8: |
a vertical line that marks the beginning or end of a measure of music, or the music between two of these lines.
- synonyms:
- measure
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| related words: |
buttress |
| phrase: |
behind bars |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bars, barring, barred |
| definition 1: |
to keep out.
The police barred anyone from crossing that street.- synonyms:
- ban, block, obstruct, prevent
- antonyms:
- admit
- similar words:
- banish, barricade, exile, forbid, frustrate, oppose, prohibit, refuse, restrict, stop
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| definition 2: |
to place a bar across.
Bar your door for safety.- synonyms:
- bolt, latch, lock
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- barricade, fasten, padlock, secure
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| related words: |
balk, ban, close, lock, obstruct, outlaw, prevent, suspend |
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