bar

Usage

• bar

  a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

• barrel

  A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

• barrette

  a device for holding hair in position

• barricade

  render unsuitable for passage

• barrister

  Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See Attorney.

• debar

  To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; -- with from, and sometimes with of.

• disbar

  To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his status and privileges as such.

• embarrassing

  hard to deal with; as, greeted with an embarrassing silence.

• embarrassment

  the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public