Bar

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  • noun. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
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  • noun. A solid oblong block of a substance or combination of ingredients, such as soap or candy.
  • noun. Any of various flat baked confections that are typically dense and harder than cakes and served cut into rectangular pieces.
  • noun. A rectangular block of a precious metal.
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  • noun. A horizontal rod that marks the height to be cleared in high jumping or pole vaulting.
  • noun. A standard, expectation, or degree of requirement.
  • noun. Something that impedes or prevents action or progress.
  • noun. A ridge, as of sand or gravel, on a shore or streambed, that is formed by the action of tides or currents.
  • noun. A narrow marking, as a stripe or band.
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  • noun. A narrow metal or embroidered strip worn on a military uniform indicating rank or service.
  • noun. A small insignia worn on a military decoration indicating that it has been awarded an additional time.
  • noun. A pair of horizontal parallel lines drawn across a shield.
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  • noun. The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action.
  • noun. The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved.
  • noun. The railing in a courtroom separating the participants in a legal proceeding from the spectators.
  • noun. A court or courtroom.
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  • noun. Attorneys considered as a group. Used with the.
  • noun. The profession of law. Used with the.
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  • noun. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
  • noun. A measure.
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  • noun. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
  • noun. An establishment or room having such a counter.
  • transitive verb. To fasten securely with a long, straight, rigid piece of material.
  • transitive verb. To shut in or confine.
  • transitive verb. To obstruct or impede; block.
  • transitive verb. To keep out; exclude.
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  • transitive verb. To prohibit or prevent (someone) from doing something.
  • transitive verb. To prohibit (an action).
  • transitive verb. To nullify, defeat, or prevent (a claim or action).
  • transitive verb. To rule out; except.
  • transitive verb. To mark with stripes or bands.
  • preposition. Except for; excluding.
  • idiom. (behind bars) In prison.
  • noun. A unit of pressure equal to one million (106) dynes per square centimeter.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fasten with a bar, or as with a bar.
  • To hinder; obstruct; prevent; prohibit; restrain.
  • To except; exclude by exception.
  • To provide with a bar or bars; mark with bars; cross with one or more stripes or lines.
  • To make into bars.
  • Except; omitting; but: as, to offer to bet two to one against any horse bar one.
  • Word Usage
    "I'm not going to pretend that these or any granola bar, a category of foods filled with high-fructose corn syrup and other stuff is any healthier than a candy bar*, but it's so damned good."
    Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adar  Aer  Afar  Ajar  Ar  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ball  block  box  car  chain  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    barred  barring  
    verb-form
    barred  barring  bars