Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: bar, barricade, barroom, debar

'bar'

[barroom.n.01] as in: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

Examples:
he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar

'bar'

[bar.n.02] as in: a counter where you can obtain food or drink

Examples:
he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar

'bar'

[bar.n.03] as in: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon

Examples:
there were bars in the windows to prevent escape

'bar'

[measure.n.07] as in: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

Examples:
the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song

'bar'

[bar.n.05] as in: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

Examples:
it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar

'bar'

[prevention.n.01] as in: the act of preventing

Examples:
there was no bar against leaving
money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza

'bar'

[bar.n.07] as in: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

Examples:
unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter

'bar'

[bar.n.08] as in: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

Examples:
the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river

'bar'

[legal_profession.n.01] as in: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

Examples:
he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey

'bar'

[stripe.n.05] as in: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

Examples:
a green toad with small black stripes or bars
may the Stars and Stripes forever wave

'bar'

[cake.n.01] as in: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

Examples:
a bar of chocolate

'bar'

[browning_automatic_rifle.n.01] as in: a portable .30

caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

'bar'

[bar.n.13] as in: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

'bar'

[bar.n.14] as in: a heating element in an electric fire

Examples:
an electric fire with three bars

'bar'

[bar.n.15] as in: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried

Examples:
spectators were not allowed past the bar

'bar'

[bar.v.01] as in: prevent from entering; keep out

Examples:
He was barred from membership in the club

'bar'

[barricade.v.01] as in: render unsuitable for passage

Examples:
block the way
barricade the streets
stop the busy road

'bar'

[banish.v.03] as in: expel, as if by official decree

Examples:
he was banished from his own country

'bar'

[bar.v.04] as in: secure with, or as if with, bars

Examples:
He barred the door

Origins

					bar (English)
├── barre (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── barre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── βάρος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── βαρύς (Ancient Greek (to 1453))