Bar
noun
A long piece of metal or wood.
He was hit with a metal bar.
Often appears as...
- raise the bar
- gold bar
noun
A place where you can buy and drink alcohol.
I'll meet you at the bar after work.
Often appears as...
- bar stool
- bar counter
verb
To prevent or block something.
They barred my entry into the club.
Often appears as...
- bar from
- bar entry
noun
A measure in music.
The song has a three-bar introduction.
Often appears as...
- bar of music
- behind the bar
Usage tips
Musical
noun
A counter where refreshments or meals are served.
Could you get us a table at the sushi bar?
Often appears as...
- salad bar
- snack bar
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Culinary
noun
A profession of law.
He is practicing at the bar.
Often appears as...
- bar examination
- bar association
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Formal
Legal
noun
A long piece of metal or wood.
He was hit with a metal bar.
Often appears as...
- raise the bar
- gold bar
noun
A place where you can buy and drink alcohol.
I'll meet you at the bar after work.
Often appears as...
- bar stool
- bar counter
verb
To prevent or block something.
They barred my entry into the club.
Often appears as...
- bar from
- bar entry
noun
A measure in music.
The song has a three-bar introduction.
Often appears as...
- bar of music
- behind the bar
Usage tips
Musical
noun
A counter where refreshments or meals are served.
Could you get us a table at the sushi bar?
Often appears as...
- salad bar
- snack bar
Usage tips
Culinary
noun
A profession of law.
He is practicing at the bar.
Often appears as...
- bar examination
- bar association
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Object
Used to describe rigid, straight materials used for construction and support.
The playground structure was reinforced with steel bars.
Pro Tip 2/2Measurement Unit
'Bar' can refer to units of precious metals like gold or silver.
The bank vault contained several bars of pure gold.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Object
Used to describe rigid, straight materials used for construction and support.
The playground structure was reinforced with steel bars.
Pro Tip 2/2Measurement Unit
'Bar' can refer to units of precious metals like gold or silver.
The bank vault contained several bars of pure gold.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Object
Used to describe rigid, straight materials used for construction and support.
The playground structure was reinforced with steel bars.
Pro Tip 2/2Measurement Unit
'Bar' can refer to units of precious metals like gold or silver.
The bank vault contained several bars of pure gold.
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Rick Guidotti: From...
but they're amazing kids, and I thought, how gorgeous. And I understood the importance of this image, how important it was to show how beautiful, and to show how the image presents itself. But isn't there another way to show it? Because nobody, and I've photographed thousands of kids now, with Marfan Syndrome, and nobody stands like this, with a portable black bar.
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A different way to...
but in different ways depending on arrangement and cultural context. So it turns out that the wheel method is more than just a nifty way of visualizing complex rhythms. By freeing us from the tyranny of the bar line, we can visualize rhythm in terms of time, and a simple turn of the wheel can take us on a musical journey around the world.
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The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
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How to read music - Tim...
two to a half note, four to a quarter note, and eight to an eighth note, and so on. So this time signature here tells us that there are four quarter notes in each bar, one, two, three, four; one, two, three, four, and so on. But like I said before, if we just stick to the beat,
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How sugar affects the...
yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars. Since sugar is everywhere, it's important to understand how it affects the brain. What happens when sugar hits your tongue? And does eating a little bit of sugar make you crave more? You take a bite of cereal.
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An athlete uses physics...
That means he can raise the bar so high that even when his center of mass can't go any higher, his arching body can. Fosbury's technique brought the high jump to new heights by splitting the jumper's body away from his center of mass, giving it that much more room
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How to make your writing...
Once you've got your characters and story, here are a few quick and easy comedy writing tricks to make them zing. The rule of three, or zig zig zag. Try setting up an expected pattern, zig zig, then flip it, zag. A rabbi, a priest, and a coconut walk into a bar.
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The psychological weight...
slowly and i promised myself i could have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of what i was eating i learned to be in perpetual motion all
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Brown Bear Attack PIPE...
it is it's it ready to break I don't you worry I'm gonna brace I'm gonna praise what didn't use that far I'll use the bar don't you worry that is amazing I mean just with ease he's got this cage
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Predators Swim In The...
host of life right now you're a bar deep pool and even from here you can see all the way
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Rick Guidotti: From...
but they're amazing kids, and I thought, how gorgeous. And I understood the importance of this image, how important it was to show how beautiful, and to show how the image presents itself. But isn't there another way to show it? Because nobody, and I've photographed thousands of kids now, with Marfan Syndrome, and nobody stands like this, with a portable black bar.
Video examples
A different way to...
but in different ways depending on arrangement and cultural context. So it turns out that the wheel method is more than just a nifty way of visualizing complex rhythms. By freeing us from the tyranny of the bar line, we can visualize rhythm in terms of time, and a simple turn of the wheel can take us on a musical journey around the world.
Video examples
The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
Video examples
How to read music - Tim...
two to a half note, four to a quarter note, and eight to an eighth note, and so on. So this time signature here tells us that there are four quarter notes in each bar, one, two, three, four; one, two, three, four, and so on. But like I said before, if we just stick to the beat,
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars. Since sugar is everywhere, it's important to understand how it affects the brain. What happens when sugar hits your tongue? And does eating a little bit of sugar make you crave more? You take a bite of cereal.
Video examples
An athlete uses physics...
That means he can raise the bar so high that even when his center of mass can't go any higher, his arching body can. Fosbury's technique brought the high jump to new heights by splitting the jumper's body away from his center of mass, giving it that much more room
Video examples
How to make your writing...
Once you've got your characters and story, here are a few quick and easy comedy writing tricks to make them zing. The rule of three, or zig zig zag. Try setting up an expected pattern, zig zig, then flip it, zag. A rabbi, a priest, and a coconut walk into a bar.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
slowly and i promised myself i could have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of what i was eating i learned to be in perpetual motion all
Video examples
Brown Bear Attack PIPE...
it is it's it ready to break I don't you worry I'm gonna brace I'm gonna praise what didn't use that far I'll use the bar don't you worry that is amazing I mean just with ease he's got this cage
Video examples
Predators Swim In The...
host of life right now you're a bar deep pool and even from here you can see all the way
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Jennifer Beals
American Actress
I'm just talking specifically of women's friendships. If two women go to a bar and they are fighting over men, it makes it much easier for the men. If two women are very close and they act as it makes it very difficult for the men to pull one over on anybody.
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Herschel Walker
American Athlete
God, my parents, my wife. I don't have a lot of friends, because I'm always moving around. I don't drink, so I don't hang out in bars. But they've been very big in my life. Because they have helped to encourage me.
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Gavin DeGraw
American Musician
I guess I'm happy that I'm getting the attention. Otherwise, I'd just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I'm sure they'd get sick of that in no time.
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Zach Ertz
American Athlete
Nobody said, 'You have to step up and be a leader for the family.' I took it upon myself. I wanted to set the bar high for my brothers.
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Helen Fisher
American Scientist
The brain was not built to walk into a bar, where you know nobody, and start a conversation. That's not the way humanity has courted.
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Kubra Sait
Indian Model
Our mother always raised the bar and believed in us. I am glad she made the sacrifices she did, and we honoured her sacrifices.
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Igor Stravinsky
Russian Composer
I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.
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Al Goldstein
American Publisher
Married life is an existence with bars around it.
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Dan Futterman
American Actor
I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed.
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William H. Macy
American Actor
The bar raises as you go.
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Jennifer Beals
American Actress
I'm just talking specifically of women's friendships. If two women go to a bar and they are fighting over men, it makes it much easier for the men. If two women are very close and they act as it makes it very difficult for the men to pull one over on anybody.
Quote examples
Herschel Walker
American Athlete
God, my parents, my wife. I don't have a lot of friends, because I'm always moving around. I don't drink, so I don't hang out in bars. But they've been very big in my life. Because they have helped to encourage me.
Quote examples
Gavin DeGraw
American Musician
I guess I'm happy that I'm getting the attention. Otherwise, I'd just be playing in a local bar in front of my family members, and I'm sure they'd get sick of that in no time.
Quote examples
Zach Ertz
American Athlete
Nobody said, 'You have to step up and be a leader for the family.' I took it upon myself. I wanted to set the bar high for my brothers.
Quote examples
Helen Fisher
American Scientist
The brain was not built to walk into a bar, where you know nobody, and start a conversation. That's not the way humanity has courted.
Quote examples
Kubra Sait
Indian Model
Our mother always raised the bar and believed in us. I am glad she made the sacrifices she did, and we honoured her sacrifices.
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Igor Stravinsky
Russian Composer
I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.
Quote examples
Al Goldstein
American Publisher
Married life is an existence with bars around it.
Quote examples
Dan Futterman
American Actor
I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed.
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William H. Macy
American Actor
The bar raises as you go.
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