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byre

byre
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahyuh r]
    • /baɪər/
    • /baɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahyuh r]
    • /baɪər/

Definitions of byre word

  • countable noun byre A byre is a cowshed. 3
  • noun byre a shelter for cows 3
  • noun byre a cow barn 3
  • noun byre a cow shed. 1
  • noun byre (chiefly Britain) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. 0
See all 5 definitions of byre

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Origin of byre

First appearance:

before 800
before 800; Middle English, Old English: barn, shed, variant of būr hut. See bower1

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Parts of speech for Byre

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Byre

byre popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for byre

noun byre

  • barn — A barn is a building on a farm in which crops or animal food can be kept.
  • cowshed — A cowshed is a building where cows are kept or milked.
All 2 Synonyms of byre

Top questions with byre

  • what does byre mean?
  • what lives in a byre?

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    A buyer is a person who is buying something or who intends to buy it.

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    a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
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