Synonyms: prevention, bar
Definition: the act of preventing
Usage: there was no bar against leaving; money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza
Similar words: interference, hinderance, hindrance
Definition: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
Synonyms: bar
Definition: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
Usage: there were bars in the windows to prevent escape
Similar words: implement
Definition: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Synonyms: bar
Definition: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
Usage: it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar
Similar words: obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, impediment, impedimenta
Definition: any structure that makes progress difficult
Synonyms: bar
Definition: a counter where you can obtain food or drink
Usage: he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar
Similar words: counter
Definition: table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
Synonyms: bar
Definition: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
Usage: spectators were not allowed past the bar
Synonyms: bar
Definition: a heating element in an electric fire
Usage: an electric fire with three bars
Similar words: heating element
Definition: the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat
Synonyms: bar
Definition: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
Similar words: support
Definition: any device that bears the weight of another thing
Usage: there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
Synonyms: bar, barroom, taproom, saloon, ginmill
Definition: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
Usage: he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar
Similar words: room
Definition: an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
Usage: the rooms were very small but they had a nice view
Synonyms: Browning automatic rifle, BAR
Definition: 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
Similar words: automatic, automatic rifle, machine rifle
Definition: light machine gun
Definition: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
Usage: a bar of chocolate
Similar words: block
Definition: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
Usage: the pyramids were built with large stone blocks
Definition: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
Usage: a green toad with small black stripes or bars; may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
Similar words: marking
Definition: a pattern of marks
Definition: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
Usage: the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
Similar words: musical notation
Definition: (music) notation used by musicians
Synonyms: legal community, legal profession, bar
Definition: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
Usage: he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey
Similar words: profession
Definition: the body of people in a learned occupation
Usage: the news spread rapidly through the medical profession; they formed a community of scientists
Synonyms: bar
Definition: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
Usage: the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river
Similar words: barrier
Definition: anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
Similar words: ridge
Definition: a long narrow natural elevation or striation
Synonyms: bar
Definition: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
Usage: unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter
Similar words: pressure unit
Definition: a unit measuring force per unit area
Definition: prevent from entering; keep out
Usage: He was barred from membership in the club
Similar words: prohibit, proscribe, disallow, veto, nix, forbid, interdict
Definition: command against
Usage: I forbid you to call me late at night; Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store; Dad nixed our plans
Synonyms: bar
Definition: secure with, or as if with, bars
Usage: He barred the door
Similar words: fix, fasten, secure
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Synonyms: stop, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade
Definition: render unsuitable for passage
Usage: block the way; barricade the streets; stop the busy road
Similar words: jam, close up, block, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Definition: block passage through
Usage: obstruct the path
Synonyms: relegate, banish, bar
Definition: expel, as if by official decree
Usage: he was banished from his own country
Similar words: kick out, expel, throw out
Definition: force to leave or move out
Usage: He was expelled from his native country