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
  • 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
  • Within hours, over 30 people showed up to help, armed with gloves, shovels and wheelbarrows.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of wheelbarrows
Noun
  • In Alexandra township, where the road to the River Park Library voting station is filled with potholes, leaking sewage and piles of uncollected waste on the sidewalks, many still came out to cast their ballot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Tech stocks have sagged as investors grow concerned over their ballooning debt piles at a time of rising interest rates.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • And diesel fuel that powers the trucks delivering most groceries and department store goods to Connecticut hit an all-time high in late September.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • California’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project offers point-of-sale discounts on zero-emission trucks and buses and has distributed $1 billion so far.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of trucks
Noun
  • Surrounding this former Franciscan convent were orchards and open fields and Native American burial mounds.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Spanning nearly 100 acres, Tavşanlı Höyük is one of the region’s most extensive Bronze Age mounds, and contains remnants of local Anatolian communities dating as far back as 8,000 years.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of mounds
Noun
  • The same thing can happen here where SpaceX will sell something that’ll probably rely on other assets that are out there, even if the telcos themselves are circling the wagons.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Admission includes access to the park’s rides and attractions, including the replica steam-engine train, hay wagons, carousel and ponies.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of wagons
Noun
  • In retirement, Gibson’s work shifted again from themes of spiritual passage and ferries, giving way to forms of grave markers and cairns.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Every few feet were cairns of glass swept away from shattered storefronts.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
Definition of cairns
Noun
  • Think of it as one checkout button that can bring in carts from across the web.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Its diverse menu of creative street food dishes earned it a spot among the nation’s best food carts, according to Yelp.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of carts
Noun
  • The funeral pyres at Kathmandu’s riverfront temple have been burning steadily.
    — Sajal Pradhan Sajal Pradhan Sajal Pradhan Sajal Pradhan, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The symbolic funeral pyres were surrounded by offerings to Hindu deities as relatives gathered to perform the final rites.
    — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of pyres
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