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bar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • able adj Having the power, skill, resources, or opportunity to do something.
  • bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  • bare adj Not covered by clothing, decoration, or any other covering; exposed.
  • berry noun A small, juicy, often sweet fruit that grows on a bush or vine, such as a blueberry or strawberry.
  • bier noun A stand or frame used to carry a coffin or a dead body.
  • blasted adj Destroyed or damaged by an explosion or violent force.
  • deceased adj No longer alive; dead — usually said of a person, as a more formal or gentle alternative to "dead."
  • litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.
  • naked adj Wearing no clothes at all.
  • parlor noun The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.
  • stretcher noun A flat frame used to carry an injured or sick person.
  • unshod adj Not shod; without shoes.

Senses

bar is used for these senses in English:

  • able Able to be done; fit to be done.
  • ible An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be", "relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense.
  • bar A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.
  • bar (mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.
  • bar The counter of such premises.
  • bar A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.
  • bar (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
  • bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

able — full definition

  1. adj Having the power, skill, resources, or opportunity to do something.
  2. adj Skilled or competent.

bar — full definition

  1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
  3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
  4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
  5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

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