What does barn mean?
Barn means (agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle..
Barn
[ˈbɑɹn] · noun
Meaning
(agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle..
Definitions by Sense
- (agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
- (nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10⁻²⁸ square metres.
- (informal, basketball, ice hockey) An arena.
- (slang) A warm and cozy place, especially a bedroom; a roost.
- (transitive) To lay up in a barn.
- (certain Northern England dialects, otherwise obsolete) A child.
Example Sentences
One day I was out in the barn and he drifted in. I was currying the horse and he set down on the wheelbarrow and begun to ask questions.
Maple Leaf Gardens was a grand old barn.
But like still-pining Tantalus he sits / And useless barns the harvest of his wits
Hypocrites, in like manner, so act holiness that they pass for saints before men, whose censures often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain.
Synonyms for barn
Antonyms for barn
Related Words
Word Forms
- barns
- barning
- barned
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for barn?
Common synonyms include bairn, imbarn.
What is the opposite of barn?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use barn in a sentence?
One day I was out in the barn and he drifted in. I was currying the horse and he set down on the wheelbarrow and begun to ask questions.
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