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Bars

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

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noun

1
A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
"The window was protected by steel bars."
2
A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1/4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
"Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of money."
3
A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
"bar of chocolate"
4
A broad shaft, or band, or stripe.
"a bar of colour"

verb

1
To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
"Our way was barred by a huge rockfall."
2
To prohibit.
"I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred."
3
To lock or bolt with a bar.
"bar the door"
4
To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

noun

1
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bars"

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Word	Definition
parallel barsnoun	A gymnastics event using the parallel bars.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bars"

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parallel barsnoun	A gymnastics event using the parallel bars.
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feetnoun	(obsolete) Fact; performance; feat.
gridnoun	A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
railingsnoun	(British) railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports)
sticksnoun	(informal, derogatory, with "the") rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.
clubsnoun	(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣.
preventverb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
racksnoun	(metonymic) publication, distribution (of a magazine)
pubsnoun	Acronym of purple urine bag syndrome. [A medical syndrome characterised by purple discoloration of urine (caused by bacteria producing the enzyme indoxyl phosphatase), occurring in people with urinary catheters and coexistent urinary tract infection.]
alliesnoun	(history) The countries allied against the Axis Powers during World War II. The major signatories included the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and China.
guildfordnoun	A large town, the county town of Surrey, England.
harrogatenoun	A town in North Yorkshire, England. It should now be a civil parish, with a town council elected on 1 May 2025.
banksnoun	An English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land.
batesnoun	A surname originating as a patronymic.
staplesnoun	A city in Todd County and Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.
guilfordnoun	A town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
alloysnoun	A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
bandsnoun	A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
bansnoun	Archaic spelling of banns. [The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).]