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My mom grew up with horses, and when I turned 14, 15, she's like, 'Do you want to take a riding lesson?' I thought, 'Oh, gross, dirty.' She was like, 'Okay.' And then I did, and now I'm the one cleaning those damn stalls out. You can't get me away from the barn now. It shocks even me.
Kaley Cuoco

Meaning of "barn" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BARN

Old English beren, from bere barley + ærn room.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BARN

barn  [bɑːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Barn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BARN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Barn

A barn is an agricultural building primarily located on farms and used for many purposes, notably for the housing of livestock and storage of crops. In addition, barns may be used for equipment storage, as a covered workplace, such as threshing. The word barn is also used to describe buildings used for uses such as a tobacco barn or dairy barn. Byre is an archaic word for one type of barn meant for keeping cattle.

Definition of barn in the English dictionary

The first definition of barn in the dictionary is a large farm outbuilding, used chiefly for storing hay, grain, etc, but also for housing livestock. Other definition of barn is a large shed for sheltering railroad cars, trucks, etc. Barn is also any large building, esp an unattractive one.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BARN


Afghanistan
æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn
Akan
ˈɑːkɑːn
Azerbaijan
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn
Balikpapan
ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn
Bhutan
buːˈtɑːn
Iran
ɪˈrɑːn
khan
kɑːn
Kyrgyzstan
ˈkɪəɡɪzˌstɑːn
lohan
ˈləʊˈhɑːn
Medan
ˈmɛdɑːn
Oman
əʊˈmɑːn
Pakistan
ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn
Ramadan
ˌræməˈzɑːn
Ramazan
ˌræməˈzɑːn
Sudan
suːˈdɑːn
Taiwan
ˈtaɪˈwɑːn
Tajikistan
tɑːˌdʒɪkɪˈstɑːn
Turkmenistan
ˌtɜːkmɛnɪˈstɑːn
Uzbekistan
ˌʌzbɛkɪˈstɑːn
zaman
zəˈmɑːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARN

barmkin
barmy
barn conversion
barn dance
barn dancing
barn door
barn egg
barn owl
barn swallow
Barnabas
barnacle
barnacle goose
barnacled
Barnard
Barnard´s star
Barnardo
Barnardo´s
Barnaul
Barnave
barnbrack

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARN

carn
cotton yarn
darn
dearn
Dutch barn
earn
forewarn
harn
larn
learn
pay as you earn
relearn
spin a yarn
spun yarn
tarn
tithe barn
unlearn
warn
yarn
yearn

Synonyms and antonyms of barn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BARN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «barn» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of barn

Translation of «barn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARN

Find out the translation of barn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谷仓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

granero
570 millions of speakers

English

barn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खलिहान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هُرْي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

амбар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

celeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শস্যাগার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grange
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bangsal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scheune
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

納屋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헛간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lumbung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kho thóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொட்டகையின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुदाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

granaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stodoła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сарай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hambar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχυρώνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ladugård
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

låve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARN»

The term «barn» is very widely used and occupies the 6.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «barn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «barn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barn

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10 QUOTES WITH «BARN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word barn.
1
Richard Dean Anderson
I always sort of swooned at the sight of the classic barn structures in central and northern Minnesota, where everything seemed rustic and weathered and made to age gracefully.
2
G. W. Bailey
Do I enjoy features? Yeah, I really do. Would I like to do some more features before I head to the barn? Yeah, probably. But I also love television. I love doing television because it's fast, and that I like a lot.
3
Matsuo Basho
The moon is brighter since the barn burned.
4
Johnny Carson
I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.
5
Kaley Cuoco
My mom grew up with horses, and when I turned 14, 15, she's like, 'Do you want to take a riding lesson?' I thought, 'Oh, gross, dirty.' She was like, 'Okay.' And then I did, and now I'm the one cleaning those damn stalls out. You can't get me away from the barn now. It shocks even me.
6
Taylor Dayne
Well, honey, I had the million dollar houses, I had the car, I had the horse, I had the barn; I had everything. Was I set free? I didn't even know what that meant.
7
Paul Engle
A barn with cattle and horses is the place to begin Christmas; after all, that's where the original event happened, and that same smell was the first air that the Christ Child breathed.
8
James Thomas Fields
A farmer travelling with his load Picked up a horseshoe on the road, And nailed if fast to his barn door, That luck might down upon him pour; That every blessing known in life Might crown his homestead and his wife, And never any kind of harm Descend upon his growing farm.
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Lane Garrison
I'm originally from Dallas, Texas, where Bonnie and Clyde were from, so when I was a little kid, my grandfather used to drive me past the Barrow Filling Station. At my elementary school, there was a barn outside that they used to say was a Bonnie and Clyde hangout.
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Scott M. Gimple
When 'The Walking Dead' has been its best, all that stuff is happening at once: the emotion, action, horror, scares. I'm very proud that I was able to write an episode where a little zombie girl could walk out of a barn after a horrific zombie execution and have people cry. That's one of the proudest things I've ever done.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARN»

Discover the use of barn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Big Red Barn Board Book
Margaret Wise Brown's lulling story about a day in the life of a barnyard is now available as a sturdy board book. Felicia Bond's atmospheric illustrations add to the tranquil simplicity of this story.
Margaret Wise Brown, 1995
2
Pottery Barn Home
A definitive sourcebook on the art of creating a stylish home introduces a host of ideas for updating, decorating, and furnishing a comfortable living space, covering color selection, lighting, materials, space planning, fabrics, furniture, ...
Clay Ide, Samantha Moss, 2005
3
Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected ...
The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic architectural study of the connected farm buildings of New England.
Thomas C. Hubka, 2004
4
Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement
The story of the American Quilt Trail, featuring the colorful patterns of quilt squares writ large on barns throughout North America, is the story of one of the fastest-growing grassroots public arts movements in the United States and ...
Suzi Parron, Donna Sue Groves, 2012
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Barn Owls: Predator-Prey Relationships and Conservation
This book discusses the relationship between barn owls, their prey and prospects for conservation.
Iain Taylor, 2004
6
The old barn book: a field guide to North American barns and ...
From hay barns to corn cribs, from fences to chicken coops, from silos to outhouses, 'The Old Barn Book's' clear drawings, photos, maps, and descriptions make it easy to figure what's what around a farm.
Allen George Noble, Richard K. Cleek, M. Margaret Geib, 1995
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Barn Owls
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the barn owl.
‎1992
8
Open the Barn Door--
A lift-the-flap book revealing what you can find in a barn, in a sty, under a hen, and more. On board pages.
‎1993
9
The Harley in the Barn: More Great Tales of Motorcycles ...
""Harley in the Barn is a narrative and photo-driven book detailing over 35 incredible "barn-finds" of rare and vintage motorcycles from around the world"--Provided by publisher"--
Tom Cotter, 2012
10
The Cobra in the Barn: Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology
Here are the true stories of people who found their dream cars in the most unlikely places.
Tom Cotter, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Barn 'fully engulfed' in flames during huge blaze - Get Surrey
Firefighters were called to a massive barn fire near Godstone on Sunday evening (July 5), with the structure "fully engulfed" in flames. The barn ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
2
Barn ball is time-honored rural Indiana tradition - 13 … - WTHR.com
In the Clinton County town of Mulberry, Indiana, there is an old dairy barn where Dale Newhart and Eric Nelson have played since they were young boys. «WTHR, Jul 15»
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Cisco couple cementing memories of barn | News-Gazette.com
For Larry and Ellen Coon, it's not a matter of if their barn collapses. It's when. "Whenever the roof's gone, which is not terribly long from now, ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Barn fire in Ballston Spa - Times Union
BALLSTON SPA — Firefighters from several area departments responded to a barn fire Monday afternoon at 591 East Line Road. The blaze ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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UPDATE: Fire in barn with 100 tonnes of hay in Turners Hill
The spokesman said crews removed 11 cylinders from the second barn as a precaution. The fire which was under control by 5am. «West Sussex County Times, Jul 15»
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St. Peter accepting items for Barnless Barn Sale - Life - Voice News
About 20 years ago, Marianne Eckelberry's barn held items such as ... It was the beginning of the Barn Sale, a larger collection of gently used ... «New Baltimore Voice Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Fireworks likely cause of Pierce Co. barn fire - WEAU
PIERCE COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) No one was hurt in a barn fire early Sunday morning in Pierce County. It happened just after 3:00 a.m. on ... «WEAU, Jul 15»
8
Painting of Clavering barn by Widdington artist George Clausen set …
A painting of a barn at Deers Farm near Clavering, by Widdington's Sir George Clausen is set to fetch up to £50,000 when it goes under the ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jul 15»
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TALES FROM THE TOOLBOX: Gettysburg was a real barn-burner …
Facing the prospect of traversing 1,800 feet of open field left them at the mercy of the snipers ensconced within the barn, as well as crossfire ... «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»
10
Hold Back the River star James Bay storms Barn on the Farm in Over
Visitors to Barn on the Farm enjoyed a performance from Hold Back the River star James Bay as well as the talents of Jack Garratt, Rhodes and ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»

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