Synonyms for

Barn

Verb / bɑ:rn / Another word for barn — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a large farm building used for storing crops, hay, or housing animals.

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Common collocations

  • dairy barn
  • horse barn
  • tobacco barn
  • red barn
  • barn door
  • barn owl
  • barn swallow
  • barn dance

Word family

noun barn
verb barn

Usage note

A barn is typically an agricultural building used for storage or housing livestock. It is not generally used as a primary human dwelling.

Example sentences

  1. The farmer stores his tractor in the barn.
  2. The barn is full of hay.
  3. The cows live in the barn.
  4. The barn is red and white.
  5. The barn smells like hay.

Quotes

  • I'm a city girl. I'm not into camping and stuff. I like glamour, so I channel my grandmother - she's 84 and she puts her face on every day. She looks like a painting, and her house is like a museum. And she's still independent. That's a real woman to me. Her and my grandfather were married 63 years. He died, and she's had no one since. She's got her house, her people and her church. She's so positive.
  • When I was a kid, we had a big barn where we rode horses. I was at my happiest out there.
  • I grew up in a barn next to a field where cows used to graze. We had a horse named Clover. When the fields flooded, Clover and I used to swim in circles.

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