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11-letter words containing bar

  • barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
  • baroceptors — Plural form of baroceptor.
  • baroclinity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
  • barographic — Measured using a barograph.
  • baron-cohen — Sacha. born 1970, British television and film comedian, best known for his creation of the characters Ali G and Borat
  • baronetical — pertaining to baronets
  • barons' war — either of two civil wars in 13th-century England. The First Barons' War (1215–17) was precipitated by King John's failure to observe the terms of Magna Carta: many of the Barons' grievances were removed by his death (1216) and peace was concluded in 1217. The Second Barons' War (1264–67) was caused by Henry III's refusal to accept limitations on his authority: the rebel Barons (led (1264–65) by Simon de Montfort), initially successful, were defeated at the battle of Evesham (1265); sporadic resistance continued until 1267
  • baroqueness — The state or condition of being baroque.
  • barotseland — a region in W Zambia. 44,920 sq. mi. (116,343 sq. km).
  • barquentine — a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others
  • barra mansa — a city in Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil.
  • barracootas — Plural form of barracoota.
  • barracoutas — Plural form of barracouta.
  • barracudina — any of several slender, large-mouthed, pelagic fishes of the family Paralepididae.
  • barramundis — Plural form of barramundi.
  • barrel bolt — a rod-shaped bolt for fastening a door or the like, attached to one side of the door at the edge and sliding into a socket on the frame of the opening.
  • barrel cuff — a single cuff on a tailored sleeve, formed by a band of material and usually fastened by a button.
  • barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
  • barrel roll — a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft rolls about its longitudinal axis while following a spiral course in line with the direction of flight
  • barrel roof — a roof or ceiling having a semicylindrical form.
  • barrel-race — to compete in a barrel race.
  • barrel-roll — to perform a barrel roll.
  • barrelheads — Plural form of barrelhead.
  • barrelhouse — a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
  • barricading — Present participle of barricade.
  • barter away — to give or trade for too small a return
  • barthianism — the theological doctrines and principles of Karl Barth and his followers, especially in reference to neoorthodoxy.
  • bartholomew — one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3). Feast day: Aug 24 or June 11
  • bartolommeo — Fra. original name Baccio della Porta. 1472–1517, Italian painter of the Florentine school, noted for his austere religious works
  • barycentric — Of or relating to the center of gravity.
  • baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
  • beer barrel — a barrel for, or containing beer
  • behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
  • bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
  • cabaret tax — a tax levied on entertainment, dancing, floor shows, etc., at places where liquor is served, as at cabarets and nightclubs.
  • canal barge — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
  • capstan bar — a lever, often wooden, for turning a capstan
  • cassia bark — the cinnamon-like bark of this tree, used as a spice
  • centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
  • cinnabarine — Resembling, containing, or relating to cinnabar.
  • columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns
  • core barrel — (in a core drill) a length of pipe for holding rock cores while they are being extracted from the drill hole.
  • crossbarred — having a crossbar or crossbars
  • debarkation — Disembarkation.
  • diamond bar — a city in SW California.
  • disembarked — Simple past tense and past participle of disembark.
  • disembarkee — One who disembarks from a vessel such as an airplane or ship.
  • dorsolumbar — of, relating to, or affecting the back in the region of the lumbar vertebrae.
  • dumb barter — a form of barter practiced among some peoples, in which the goods for exchange are left at and taken from a preselected spot without the exchanging parties ever coming face-to-face.
  • embarassing — Misspelling of embarrassing.
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