Barred owl: Definition and part of speech

Barred owl

  1. A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); — so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barrier: Definition and part of speech

Barrier

  1. n. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.
  2. n. A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.
  3. n. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
  4. n. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.
  5. n. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barrel: Definition and part of speech

Barrel

  1. n. The hollow basal part of a feather.
  2. n. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads.
  3. n. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31/ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.
  4. n. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.
  5. n. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
  6. n. A jar.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barrigudo: Definition and part of speech

Barrigudo

  1. n. A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Barringout: Definition and part of speech

Barringout

  1. n. The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a schoolmaster; — a boyish mode of rebellion in schools.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.