barrier
A structure that bars passage.
Noun 4 meanings
A structure that bars passage.
“The bus went through a railway barrier and was hit by a train.”
An obstacle or impediment.
“Even a small fee can be a barrier for some students.”
A boundary or limit.
“Few marathon runners break the three-hour time barrier.”
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.
Verb 1 meaning
To block or obstruct with a barrier.
Etymology
From Middle English barrer, barrere, barryȝer, from Anglo-Norman barrere (compare French barrière), from barre (“bar”).
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BARRIER at a glance
BARRIER has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (B 3 + A 1 + R 1 + R 1 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,478 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with barrier
All rhymesOne letter away
- CARRIER9
- HARRIER10
- FARRIER10
- BARNIER9
- BARRIES9
- BARMIER11
- MARRIER9
- BARDIER10
- BARKIER13
- BURRIER9
- PARRIER9
- TARRIER7
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