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barbed /bɑː ^r bd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism. □  …barbed comments.

ba rbed wi re N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Barbed wire is strong wire with sharp points sticking out of it, and is used to make fences. □  The factory was surrounded by barbed wire. □  …a barbed-wire fence.

bar|ber /bɑː ^r bə ^r / (barbers )

1 N‑COUNT A barber is a man whose job is cutting men's hair. □  He went to get his hair trimmed by the barber.

2 N‑SING A barber's is a shop where a barber works. [BRIT ] □  My Mum took me to the barber's. in AM, use barber shop

barber|shop /bɑː ^r bə ^r ʃɒp/ (barbershops )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Barbershop is a style of singing where a small group of people, usually men, sing in close harmony and without any musical instruments accompanying them. □  …a barbershop quartet.

2 → see barber shop

ba r|ber shop (barber shops ) in AM, also use barbershop N‑COUNT A barber shop is a shop where a barber works.

bar|bie /bɑː ^r bi/ (barbies ) N‑COUNT A barbie is a barbecue . [BRIT , AUSTRALIAN , INFORMAL ]

bar|bi|tu|rate /bɑː ^r b I tʃʊr I t/ (barbiturates ) N‑COUNT A barbiturate is a drug which people take to make them calm or to help them to sleep. □  She was addicted to barbiturates.

Bar-B-Q /bɑː ^r b I kjuː/ → see barbecue

ba r chart (bar charts ) N‑COUNT A bar chart is a graph which uses parallel rectangular shapes to represent changes in the size, value, or rate of something or to compare the amount of something relating to a number of different countries or groups. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, use bar graph

ba r code (bar codes ) also barcode N‑COUNT A bar code is an arrangement of numbers and parallel lines that is printed on products to be sold in shops. The bar code can be read by computers.

bard /bɑː ^r d/ (bards ) N‑COUNT A bard is a poet. [LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED ]

Bard N‑PROPER People sometimes refer to William Shakespeare as the Bard . □  …a new production of the Bard's early tragedy, Richard III.

bare ◆◇◇ /beə ^r / (barer , barest , bares , baring , bared )

1 ADJ If a part of your body is bare , it is not covered by any clothing. □  She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare. □  She had bare arms and a bare neck.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything. □  They would have liked bare wooden floors throughout the house.

3 ADJ If a tree or a branch is bare , it has no leaves on it. □  …an old, twisted tree, its bark shaggy, many of its limbs brittle and bare.

4 ADJ If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare , it is empty. □  His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes. □  He led me through to a bare, draughty interviewing room.

5 ADJ An area of ground that is bare has no plants growing on it. □  That's probably the most bare, bleak, barren and inhospitable island I've ever seen.

6 ADJ If someone gives you the bare facts or the barest details of something, they tell you only the most basic and important things. □  Newspaper reporters were given nothing but the bare facts by the Superintendent in charge of the investigation.

7 ADJ If you talk about the bare minimum or the bare essentials, you mean the very least that is necessary. □  The army would try to hold the western desert with a bare minimum of forces. □  These are the bare essentials you'll need to dress your baby during the first few months.

8 ADJ Bare is used in front of an amount to emphasize how small it is. [EMPHASIS ] □  Sales are growing for premium wines, but at a bare 2 percent a year.