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barn / barn / noun [ count ]

a large building on a farm for storing grain or keeping animals in

bar • racks / ' bжrэks / noun [ plural ]

a building or group of buildings where soldiers live an army barracks

bar • rel / 'Ьжгэ1 / noun

[count]

a big container for liquids, with round sides and flat ends a beer barrel

a barrel of oil

the long metal part of a gun that a bullet goes through bar • ren / ' Ьжгэп / adjective

( geography ) (used about land) not good enough for plants to grow on

bar • ri • cade / ' bжrэkeId /

[count]

a line of things arranged across a road, etc. to stop people from getting past ► bar • ri • cade verb

( bar . ri cades , bar . ri cad ing , bar ri . cad . ed )

He barricaded the door to keep the police out.

bar • ri • er / 'Ьжйэг / noun

[ count ]

a wall or fence that stops you from going somewhere The police put up barriers to hold back the crowd.

something that causes problems or makes it impossible for something to happen

I would love to live in Japan, but I'm worried about the language barrier .

bar • tend • er / ' bartendэr / noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to make and serve drinks in a bar

base 1 Ф / beis / noun

[count]

the bottom part of something; the part that something stands on

The lamp has a heavy base. the base of a column

a person's or a company's main home or office

She travels all over the world, but Philadelphia is her base.

a place where soldiers in the army, navy, etc. live and work

an army base

( sports ) one of the four points that a player must touch before scoring in baseball

The batter hit the ball and ran to first base.

base 2 чР / beis / verb ( ba . ses, bas . ing, based ) be based somewhere

If a person or a company is based in a place, that is where they have their main home or office The company is based in Seattle.

base something on something to make or develop something, using another thing as a starting point The movie is based on a true story.

base .ball О / beisbol / noun ( sports ) 1 [ noncount ] a game in which two teams hit a ball with a wooden stick (called a bat ) and then score points by running around four fixed points (called bases ) on a large field

We played baseball in the park. 2[C0unt]a ball for playing this game

pitcher

base • ment / ' beismsnt / noun [ count ]

part of a building that is under the level of the ground a basement apartment

ba • ses

/ ' beissz / plural of base 1

/ ' beisiz / plural of basis

bash / brej / verb ( bash . es , bash . ing , bashed )

( informal )

to hit someone or something very hard I fell and bashed my knee.

ba .sic Ф / 'beisik/ adjective

most important and necessary

A person's basic needs are food, clothes, and a place to live.

simple; including only what is necessary This class teaches basic computer skills.

ba • si • cal • ly / ' beisikli / adverb

in the most important ways

She's a little strange but basically a very nice person.

used when you are saying what is important about a situation

Basically, all I want is to be left alone.

ba • sics / 'beisiks / noun [ plural ]

the things that you need most or are the most important

You can get all the basics at the local store.

This course will teach you the basics of digital

photography.

ba • sin / ' beisn/ noun [ count ]

( geography ) a place where the earth's surface is lower

than the area around it

the Great Basin in the western U.S.

ba .sis Ф / beisss/noun (plural ba . ses / ' beisiz /)

[ singular ] the way something is done or organized We meet on a regular basis (= often ) .

[ singular ] the reason why something is done We made our decision on the basis of your report.

[ count ] a starting point, from which something develops