Phrase Hound found 70 phrases and 87 compound words that contain barn. The most common are listed below. Open barn in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 70
- barn owlAn owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.
- barn swallowHirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
- smell the barnTo act with renewed energy or speed or to experience heightened anticipation as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome.
- Pottery Barn
- barn doorThe large door of a barn.
- western barn owlA barn owl of the subspecies Tyto alba alba, endemic to western Eurasia and most of Africa.
- Long BarnA census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
- New BarnA settlement in Longfield and New Barn parish, Dartford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6268).
- barn danceA type of set step routine dancing, such as square dance.
- barn doorsFour hinged metal slats that come (or are attachable) on the front of cinema lights, used for shaping light and fastening light gels.
- barn findA valuable item recovered from poor storage, such as a suburban garage, farm shed, etc., where it had been more or less forgotten; especially a vintage automobile.
- tithe barnA barn used in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes gathered from the local community.
- Longfield and New BarnA civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent, England, which includes the named places.
- Besses o' th' BarnA suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8105).
- born in a barnIn a past tense: criticizing the person to whom the phrase is directed for inappropriately, and usually neglectingly, leaving an exterior door or window open, considered ill-mannered.
- raised in a barnUncivilized, unmannered.
- barn burnerAlternative form of barnburner: One who burns down a barn.
- barn catSynonym of farm cat: A domestic cat, usually of a mixed breed, that lives primarily outdoors, in a feral or semiferal state on agricultural properties and is expected to provide pest control by hunting rodents.
- barn raisingAlternative form of barnraising: The collective construction of a barn by members of a community, common in 18th- and 19th-century rural North America, and present-day Mennonite and Amish communities.
- barn starAlternative spelling of barnstar: A decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn.
- barn starsplural of barn star: A decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn.
- barn-burningAlternative form of barnburning: Very exciting or successful.
- car barnA garage for streetcars, buses or railway cars.
- Dutch barnA type of barn for storing hay
- fire barnA fire station, originally one with a stable for horses.
Compound words 87
- barnyardThe yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
- barnstormTo travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
- barnieA barn owl or barn swallow.
- barndoorAlternative form of barn door: The large door of a barn.
- barnyAlternative form of barney (“argument or fight”).
- barnwoodwood used to build a barn
- cowbarnA barn for cows.
- barnstarA decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn.
- HammerbarnA store selling goods for home improvement and DIY, and household hardware.
- barnmateAn animal (such as a horse) that lives in the same barn.