Barrel vs. Circular
Barrelnoun
(countable) A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
Barrelnoun
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
Barrelnoun
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
Barrelnoun
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
Barrelnoun
(archaic) A tube.
Barrelnoun
(zoology) The hollow basal part of a feather.
Barrelnoun
(music) The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1).
Barrelnoun
(surfing) A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
Barrelnoun
A waste receptacle.
Barrelnoun
The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
Barrelnoun
(obsolete) A jar.
Barrelnoun
(biology) Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.
Barrelverb
(transitive) To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
Barrelverb
(intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
Barrelnoun
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
Barrelnoun
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31½ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.
Barrelnoun
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.
Barrelnoun
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
Barrelnoun
A jar.
Barrelnoun
The hollow basal part of a feather.
Barrelverb
To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
Barrelnoun
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
Barrelnoun
a cylindrical container that holds liquids
Barrelnoun
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Barrelnoun
the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
Barrelnoun
any of various units of capacity;
Barrelverb
put in barrels
Barrelnoun
a cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them
Barrelnoun
a barrel together with its contents
Barrelnoun
a measure of capacity used for oil and beer, usually equal to 36 imperial gallons for beer and 35 imperial gallons or 42 US gallons (roughly 159 litres) for oil
Barrelnoun
a tube forming part of an object such as a gun or a pen
Barrelnoun
the belly and loins of a four-legged animal such as a horse
Barrelverb
drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control
Barrelverb
put into a barrel or barrels
Barrel
A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wood or metal hoops.
Circularadjective
Of or relating to a circle.
Circularadjective
In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
Circularadjective
Circuitous or roundabout.
Circularadjective
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
Circularadjective
Distributed to a large number of persons.
Circularadjective
(obsolete) Perfect; complete.
Circularadjective
(archaic) Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.
Circularnoun
: a printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass circulation.
Circularnoun
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Circularnoun
(dated) A sleeveless cloak cut from a circular pattern.
Circularnoun
A shuttle bus with a circular route.
Circularverb
To distribute circulars to or at.
Circularverb
To extend in a circular direction.
Circularadjective
In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.
Circularadjective
repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular reasoning.
Circularadjective
Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior. See Cyclic poets, under Cyclic.
Circularadjective
Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter.
Circularadjective
Perfect; complete.
Circularnoun
A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a business circular.
Circularnoun
A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.
Circularnoun
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution;
Circularadjective
having a circular shape
Circularadjective
shaped like a ring
Circularadjective
marked by or moving in a circle
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