barn (noun)

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• barn — [ barn ] noun count ** a large building on a farm where animals, crops, or machines are kept were you born/raised in a barn? SPOKEN a humorous way of telling someone to shut the door after they come into a room or building => DOOR …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• barn — ► NOUN ▪ a large farm building used for storage or for housing livestock. ORIGIN Old English, «barley house» …   English terms dictionary

• barn owl — noun mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control • Syn: ↑Tyto alba • Hypernyms: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• barn door — noun the large sliding door of a barn • Hypernyms: ↑sliding door * * * noun : a hinged opaque panel mounted usually in a pair on a motion picture or TV studio lamp and used to screen light from an area or from the camera * * * barn door noun 1.… …   Useful english dictionary

• barn raising — noun : a gathering for the purpose of erecting a barn compare bee I 3a * * * (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * barn raising, U.S. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• barn burner — noun : one that arouses much interest or excitement the game promises to be a real barn burner * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] US informal : a very exciting game, event, etc. The game should be a real barn burner …   Useful english dictionary

• barn´like´ — barn «bahrn», noun. 1. a building for storing hay, grain, straw, or other farm produce and for sheltering cows, horses, and farm machinery: »Dairy farms have milking barns where the cows are brought inside to be milked. 2. U.S. a large building… …   Useful english dictionary

• barn doors — noun a) The doors of a barn. Clip the C 47 to the barn doors. b) (filmmaking jargon) Four hinged metal slats that come (or are attachable) on the front of cinema lights. They are used for shaping light and fastening light gels …   Wiktionary

• barn — noun Barn is used before these nouns: ↑conversion, ↑dance, ↑door, ↑owl Barn is used after these nouns: ↑hay …   Collocations dictionary

• barn|burn|er — barn burner, or barn|burn|er «BAHRN BUR nuhr», noun. U.S. Slang. a noteworthy condition, situation, or event …   Useful english dictionary

• barn´storm´er — barn|storm «BAHRN STRM», U.S. Informal. –v.i. 1. to travel from one small town or country district to another, acting in plays, making political speeches, or, sometimes, giving lectures or concerts: »The Whigs barnstormed to victory, shouting the …   Useful english dictionary