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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barn door

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
barn -door
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The large door of a barn.

noun

Something large enough that a miss ought to be impossible.

Humorous

noun

A player who blocks every ball.

noun

The groin area of a pair of pants, especially in reference to a fly.

Humorous

noun

An off-balance pivot on two points of contact.

verb

To apply or adjust the barn doors as part of lighting.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From barn + door.

Usage

Inflected Forms

barn doors (plural) barndoor (alternative) barn-door (alternative) barn doors (present, singular) barn dooring (participle, present) barn doored (participle, past) barn doored (past)

Phrases

barn doors barn door wipe close the barn door after the horse has bolted not be able to hit the broad side of a barn your barn door is open

Frequently Paired Words

barn doors barn door wipe close the barn door after the horse has bolted not be able to hit the broad side of a barn your barn door is open

Questions

What does barn door mean?
The large door of a barn.
Where does barn door come from?
From barn + door.

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