ALL meanings of barrier
bar·ri·er
B b - countable noun barrier A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved. 3
- countable noun barrier A barrier is a problem that prevents two people or groups from agreeing, communicating, or working with each other. 3
- countable noun barrier A barrier is something such as a fence or wall that is put in place to prevent people from moving easily from one area to another. 3
- countable noun barrier A barrier is an object or layer that physically prevents something from moving from one place to another. 3
- singular noun barrier You can refer to a particular number or amount as a barrier when you think it is significant, because it is difficult or unusual to go above it. 3
- noun barrier anything serving to obstruct passage or to maintain separation, such as a fence or gate 3
- noun barrier anything that prevents or obstructs passage, access, or progress 3
- noun barrier anything that separates or hinders union 3
- noun barrier an exposed offshore sand bar separated from the shore by a lagoon 3
- noun barrier (as modifier) 3
- noun barrier that part of the Antarctic icecap extending over the sea 3
- noun barrier a fortress, stockade, etc. for defending an entrance or gate 3
- noun barrier a thing that prevents passage or approach; obstruction, as a fence, wall, etc. 3
- noun barrier anything that holds apart, separates, or hinders 3
- noun barrier a customs gate on a country's border 3
- noun barrier ice shelf 3
- noun barrier a high fence of stakes enclosing the area in which a tournament of knights was held; lists 3
- noun barrier the movable gate used to keep the horses in line at the starting point 3
- noun barrier A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access. 1
- noun barrier anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced. 1
- noun barrier any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier. 1
- noun barrier anything that restrains or obstructs progress, access, etc.: a trade barrier. 1
- noun barrier a limit or boundary of any kind: the barriers of caste. 1
- noun barrier Physical Geography. an antarctic ice shelf or ice front. 1
- noun barrier barrier beach. 1
- noun barrier barriers, History/Historical. the palisade or railing surrounding the ground where tourneys and jousts were carried on. 1
- noun barrier Archaic. a fortress or stockade. 1
- noun barrier obstruction: physical 1
- noun barrier obstruction: to progress, etc. 1
- noun barrier train station: ticket gate 1
- noun barrier A structure that bars passage. 0
- noun barrier An obstacle or impediment. 0
- noun barrier A boundary or limit. 0
- noun barrier (grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A. 0
- noun barrier (physiology) A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent other substances to enter. 0