Thesaurus results for BARROW

barrow

noun

Definition of barrow

as in wheelbarrow

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as in hill

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Recent Examples of barrow Near the town of Sanquhar, a southwestern Scottish community nestled in verdant countryside, researchers stumbled upon a Bronze Age barrow—the first find of its kind in the area. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025 The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2024 Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023 One recent night under a freezing drizzle, a man named Zarlialai, 40, leaned against his rusty barrow. — Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023 They were buried in a prominent position marked by small barrow mounds (ancient burial places covered with a large mound of earth and stones). — Duncan Sayer, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022

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Noun

Diane was a blender of hair and plaid, while Aurora moved solidly, pushing a wheelbarrow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
How to protect yourself from mosquitoes Residents are advised to remove standing water from gutters, planters, toys, wheelbarrows and old tires at least once a week.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of wheelbarrow

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Hours after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot to death inside his bedroom in the hills above Port-au-Prince, one of the Haitian Americans involved in the plot to oust him from power was desperate.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Located on a quiet lane, a stay here offers the best of the UK countryside with rolling hills and farmland on one side.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

Every few feet were cairns of glass swept away from shattered storefronts.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
The remains in question were found in 2000 at a burial cairn in Loch Borralie, near the most northwest tip of the Scottish mainland, after erosion revealed a human cranium.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026

Definition of cairn

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Rather than pulling students out of their classrooms for English lessons, Hardy brings the learning to them, rolling her cart from class to class.

— Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
The wearable in your cart is not the same technology a vet or dermatologist runs in a clinic.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of cart

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Skydance will have a mountain of debt, projected to be north of $80 billion, after assuming the debt burdens of previous M&A incurred by Paramount and WBD and raising new debt financing.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Some parts of the mountains could get frost Wednesday morning, officials say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of mountain

Noun

A long time ago in a Fantasyland far away, there used to be an aerial tram that passed straight through the Matterhorn in Disneyland.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Things to do The Prague Visitor Pass makes things easy, offering access to most of the city’s big sights as well as public transport (including a vintage tram).

— Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026

Definition of tram

Noun

The Los Angeles Dodgers x Vans Sk8-Hi and Era deliver heaps of team branding and a combo of distressing and patchwork-like assembly to separate the shoes from your baseline sports merch.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
In fact, the firm found heaps of inspiration by looking directly at a drawer cluttered with multitools team members no longer carried.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

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