English Explanatory Dictionary

barn door

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The large door of a barn.
  2. Something large enough that a miss ought to be impossible.
  3. A player who blocks every ball.
  4. The groin area of a pair of pants, especially in reference to a fly.
  5. An off-balance pivot on two points of contact.
verb
  1. To apply or adjust the barn doors as part of lighting.

Pronunciation

en-au-barn door.ogg

Word forms

barn door barn doors barndoor barn-door barn dooring barn doored

Etymology

From barn + door.

Related words

barn doors barn door wipe close the barn door after the horse has bolted not be able to hit the broad side of a barn your barn door is open
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