bar
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From Late Latin barra (bar, barrier, rod). Spans physical objects (bar, crossbar, toolbar) and figurative obstacles (barrier, barricade). Extended to social exclusion — ban and banish derive from the same family. The legal 'bar' (as in passing the bar) refers to the barrier separating court officials from the public. Banal originally meant 'common to all' (accessible at the bar/public mill).
Associated Words
abandon
To desert or give up completely (v.); uninhibited freedom from restraint (n.)
abandoned
Deserted or forsaken; uninhibited in behavior
abandonment
The act of deserting or giving up completely
balance
To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium
ban
An official prohibition; to officially forbid something
banal
Dull and unoriginal; lacking freshness
banality
The quality of being dull and unoriginal; a trite remark
banish
To exile someone; to drive away thoughts or feelings
banishment
The act of forcing someone into exile; the state of being banished
bank
To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client; An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs
bankbook
A book recording a customer's bank transactions and balance
banker
A person who owns or manages a bank
banking
The business of managing a bank or financial services
banknote
A piece of paper currency issued by a bank
banned
Officially forbidden or prohibited
banner
A flag or decorative strip of cloth; exceptionally good
banquet
A large formal celebratory meal; to feast
bar
To obstruct the passage of (someone or something); A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length; Except, other than, besides
bar-code
A printed pattern of lines on a product used for identification by scanner
barbarian
An uncivilized or violent person (n.); uncivilized, primitive (adj.)
barbaric
Extremely cruel, violent, or uncivilized
barbarism
A brutal act; the state of being uncivilized
barbarity
Extreme cruelty or brutality; a savage act
barbarize
To make or become savage or uncivilized
barbarous
Extremely cruel, violent, or uncivilized
barbarously
In a cruel or savage manner
barbecue
An outdoor grill or cookout event (n.); to cook on a grill (v.)
barista
A person who prepares and serves coffee in a café
barkeep
A person who serves drinks at a bar; a bartender
barmaid
A woman who serves drinks in a bar
barman
A man who serves drinks at a bar
barrel
A large cylindrical storage container; a gun barrel (n.); to move fast and uncontrolled (v.)
barreled
Stored in a barrel; having a specified number of barrels
barren
Infertile, unable to produce crops or offspring; a desolate area of land
barrenness
The state of being infertile or unable to support life
barricade
A barrier blocking a road or passage; to block with such a barrier
barrier
A structure blocking movement; anything preventing progress; 障碍物,屏障;阻碍
barrier-free
Accessible to people with disabilities; without obstacles
barrister
A lawyer who argues cases in higher courts
barroom
A room where alcoholic drinks are served
barstool
A tall stool used at a bar or counter
bartender
A person who serves drinks at a bar
contraband
Illegal or smuggled goods; prohibited from being traded
counterbalance
A force or weight that offsets another; to balance an opposing force
crossbar
A horizontal bar connecting two upright posts, e.g. the top of a goal
debar
To officially exclude or prevent someone from something
disbar
To expel a lawyer from the legal profession officially
embargo
An official ban on trade or information release; to impose such a ban
embarrass
To cause someone to feel awkward or ashamed in a social situation
embarrassed
Feeling awkward or ashamed in a social situation
embarrassing
Causing shame or awkward self-consciousness
embarrassingly
In a manner that causes embarrassment
embarrassment
A feeling of shame or awkwardness; a cause of such feelings
imbalanced
Not in a state of balance; disproportionate
mountebank
A swindler or con artist; to deceive with false claims
non-bank
Not belonging to or operated by a bank
off-balance
Not balanced; caught unprepared or at a disadvantage
overbalance
To cause to lose balance; an excess of weight or value
riverbank
The ground along the side of a river
taskbar
A bar on a computer desktop for managing applications
toolbar
A row of buttons for accessing software functions
unbalance
To cause loss of physical or mental stability
unbalanced
Lacking stability; mentally unstable; biased
unembarrassed
Not feeling embarrassment; at ease
well-balanced
Properly proportioned; emotionally stable and sensible; 匀称的;心理健全的