barn

UK
/bɑːn/
US
/bɑrn/

Translations

barnnoun
barns
pl
UK
/bɑːn/
US
/bɑrn/
The farmer stored his tools in the barn.
Фермер хранил свои инструменты в сарае.
The grain was kept in the barn to protect it from the rain.
Зерно хранилось в амбаре, чтобы защитить его от дождя.
Additional translations
barnverb
barned
Past Simple
barned
Past Participle
barning
Gerund
Rare, chiefly dialectal; transitive verb meaning “to store in a barn”.
barnadjective
UK
/bɑːn/
US
/bɑrn/
Attributive use before another noun (e.g., 'barn owl', 'barn dance').

Definitions

barnnoun
A large farm building used for storing grain, hay, or straw or for housing livestock.
The farmer stored the hay in the barn to keep it dry for the winter.
A unit of area used in particle physics, equal to 10^-28 square meters.
The cross-section of the nuclear reaction was measured in barns.
Informal. A sports arena or other large building, especially one that is old, plain, or makeshift.
The hockey team packed the barn with cheering fans.
barnverb
To store (crops, hay, grain, etc.) in a barn.
The farmers barned the wheat as soon as it was harvested.
barnadjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or located in a barn; used attributively before another noun.
They organized a barn dance in the village hall.