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barn|storm /bɑː ^r nstɔː ^r m/ (barnstorms , barnstorming , barnstormed ) VERB When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm , they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows. [AM ] □ [V prep/adv] He barnstormed across the nation, rallying the people to the cause. □ [V n] The president travels thousands of miles as he barnstorms the country. □ [V -ing] …his barnstorming campaign for the governorship of Louisiana. [Also V ]

barn|storm|ing /bɑː ^r nstɔː ^r m I ŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch. [BRIT , APPROVAL ] □  They delivered a barnstorming performance of the band's biggest hits.

barn|yard /bɑː ^r njɑː ^r d/ (barnyards ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] On a farm, the barnyard is the area in front of or next to a barn.

ba|rom|eter /bərɒ m I tə ^r / (barometers )

1 N‑COUNT A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.

2 N‑COUNT If something is a barometer of a particular situation, it indicates how things are changing or how things are likely to develop. □ [+ of ] In past presidential elections, Missouri has been a barometer of the rest of the country.

bar|on /bæ rən/ (barons )

1 N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A baron is a man who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility. [BRIT ] □  …their stepfather, Baron Michael Distemple.

2 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] You can use baron to refer to someone who controls a large amount of a particular industry or activity and who is therefore extremely powerful. □  …the battle against the drug barons. □  …the British press barons.

bar|on|ess /bæ rənes/ (baronesses ) N‑COUNT ; N‑TITLE A baroness is a woman who is a member of the lowest rank of the nobility, or who is the wife of a baron. [BRIT ] □  …Baroness Blatch.

bar|on|et /bæ rən I t/ (baronets ) N‑COUNT A baronet is a man who has been made a knight. When a baronet dies, the title is passed on to his son. [BRIT ]

ba|ro|nial /bəroʊ niəl/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a house or room as baronial , you mean that it is large, impressive, and old-fashioned in appearance, and looks as if it belongs to someone from the upper classes. □  …baronial manor houses.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Baronial means relating to a baron or barons. □  …the baronial feuding of the Middle Ages.

baro|ny /bæ rəni/ (baronies ) N‑COUNT A barony is the rank or position of a baron.

ba|roque /bərɒ k, [AM ] -roʊ k/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. □  The baroque church of San Leonardo is worth a quick look. □  …a collection of treasures dating from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period. ● N‑SING The baroque style and period in art and architecture are sometimes referred to as the baroque . □  …the seventeenth-century taste for the baroque.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Baroque music is a style of European music that was written in the 18th century.

bar|rack /bæ rək/ (barracks , barracking , barracked ) VERB If people in an audience barrack public speakers or performers, they interrupt them, for example by making rude remarks. [BRIT ] □ [V n] Fans gained more enjoyment barracking him than cheering on the team. ●  bar|rack|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  He was affected badly by the barracking that he got from the crowd.

bar|racks /bæ rəks/ N‑COUNT [oft in names] A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work. ‘Barracks’ is the singular and plural form. □  …an army barracks in the north of the city.

bar|ra|cu|da /bæ rəkjuː də, [AM ] -kuː -/ (barracudas or barracuda ) N‑COUNT A barracuda is a large tropical sea fish that eats other fish.