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bar|room /bɑː ^r ruːm/ (barrooms ) also bar-room N‑COUNT A barroom is a room or building in which alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. [AM ] in BRIT, usually use bar , pub

bar|row /bæ roʊ/ (barrows )

1 N‑COUNT A barrow is the same as a wheelbarrow .

2 N‑COUNT A barrow is a cart from which fruit or other goods are sold in the street. [BRIT ] in AM, use pushcart 3 N‑COUNT A barrow is a large structure made of earth that people used to build over graves in ancient times.

ba r|row boy (barrow boys ) N‑COUNT A barrow boy is a man or boy who sells fruit or other goods from a barrow in the street. [BRIT ]

bar|tender /bɑː ^r tendə ^r / (bartenders ) N‑COUNT A bartender is a person who serves drinks behind a bar.

bar|ter /bɑː ^r tə ^r / (barters , bartering , bartered ) VERB If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money. □ [V n + for ] They have been bartering wheat for cotton and timber. □ [V ] The market-place and street were crowded with those who'd come to barter. □ [V n] Traders came to barter horses. ● N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Barter is also a noun. □  Overall, barter is a very inefficient means of organizing transactions. □  …a barter economy.

ba|sal /be I s ^ə l/ ADJ [ADJ n] Basal means relating to or forming the base of something. [TECHNICAL ] □  …the basal layer of the skin.

bas|alt /bæ sɔːlt, [AM ] bəsɔː lt/ (basalts ) N‑VAR Basalt is a type of black rock that is produced by volcanoes.

base ◆◆◆ /be I s/ (bases , basing , based , baser , basest )

1 N‑COUNT The base of something is its lowest edge or part. □  There was a cycle path running along this side of the wall, right at its base. □  Line the base and sides of a 20cm deep round cake tin with paper.

2 N‑COUNT The base of something is the lowest part of it, where it is attached to something else. □ [+ of ] The surgeon placed catheters through the veins and arteries near the base of the head.

3 N‑COUNT [usu with poss] The base of an object such as a box or vase is the lower surface of it that touches the surface it rests on. □ [+ of ] Remove from the heat and plunge the base of the pan into a bowl of very cold water.

4 N‑COUNT [oft n N ] The base of an object that has several sections and that rests on a surface is the lower section of it. □  The mattress is best on a solid bed base. □  The clock stands on an oval marble base, enclosed by a glass dome.

5 N‑COUNT A base is a layer of something which will have another layer added to it. □  Spoon the mixture on to the biscuit base and cook in a pre-heated oven. □  On many modern wooden boats, epoxy coatings will have been used as a base for varnishing.

6 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A position or thing that is a base for something is one from which that thing can be developed or achieved. □  The family base was crucial to my development.

7 VERB If you base one thing on another thing, the first thing develops from the second thing. □ [V n + on/upon ] He based his conclusions on the evidence given by the captured prisoners. ●  based ADJ □ [+ on/upon ] Three of the new products are based on traditional herbal medicines.

8 N‑COUNT A company's client base or customer base is the group of regular clients or customers that the company gets most of its income from. [BUSINESS ] □  The company has been expanding its customer base using trade magazine advertising.

9 N‑COUNT A military base is a place which part of the armed forces works from. □  Gunfire was heard at an army base close to the airport. □  …a massive air base in eastern Saudi Arabia.