barrows

noun

plural of barrow
1
as in wheelbarrows

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2
as in piles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrows
  1. wheelbarrows
  2. piles
  3. trucks
  4. mounds
  5. wagons
  6. cairns
  7. carts
  8. pyres
Noun
  • Named one of our favorite wheelbarrows in testing, this bestselling model is lightweight, can hold up to 5 cubic feet of materials, and has 14-inch rubber wheels.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026
  • The storefront, which opened in 1852, supplied early miners with dynamite and Studebaker wheelbarrows.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of wheelbarrows
Noun
  • According to the press statement, the project is anchored by over 400,000 structural steel piles manufactured by PACO Steel, using 142,000 tons of steel coils from US Steel’s nearby Big River facility.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • On the night before a big operation, Uncle Rich reminisces with the crew about his first and only incarceration years earlier, for stealing piles of newspapers.
    — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2026
  • There is also persistent speculation that Gazoo Racing could eventually broaden beyond sports cars into high-performance SUVs and trucks, following a path similar to AMG and BMW M.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of trucks
Noun
  • Why to Fertilize Petunias Petunias are fast-growing plants that produce mounds of foliage and abundant blooms.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Holston specifically recommends everbearing alpine varieties, which grow in small mounds and take up less space.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
Definition of mounds
Noun
  • Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • In 1785, the Pennsylvania General Assembly commissioned an improved road over Forbes, which was built for military speed, to accommodate wagons and horse travel.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of wagons
Noun
  • Every few feet were cairns of glass swept away from shattered storefronts.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • The Park Service recommends that people not disturb, knock down or add to cairns, though some parks caution visitors not to rely on them as official pathways.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of cairns
Noun
  • Horner-Smith told KCBS that employees were allegedly told to cover the body using carts and umbrellas as the customer’s family waited in the building.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Fans of Stanley and Musgrave alike can peruse the company's website and add the full collection to their carts now, or continue scrolling to shop the individual pieces.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of carts
Noun
  • In Germany, northeastern France and many parts of Scandinavia and the Baltic, people still build elaborate bonfire pyres to light in the evening and tend long into the night.
    — Thomas A. DuBois, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
  • Carcasses of trees are piled up like pyres in one; in another, they are laid flat like a mass grave.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of pyres
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