barn

barn

noun \ˈbärn\

Definition of BARN

1

a : a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment b : an unusually large and usually bare building <a great barn of a hotel — W. A. White>

2

: a large building for the housing of a fleet of vehicles (as trolley cars or trucks)

— barn·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

— barny \ˈbär-nē\ adjective

Examples of BARN

1. They live in a big barn of a house.

Origin of BARN

Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn house, store

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BARN

Arne, darn, Marne, tarn, yarn