bar

Drinks are served

As a verb, bar means to forbid or exclude and is used in limited informal contexts and in the fixed phrase bar none, which means with no exceptions.

drinking

tavern

Public drinking establishment

  • pubLicensed drinking establishment
  • saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
  • nightclubEvening entertainment venue

lounge · speakeasy · cantina · taproom · gastropub · brewpub · dive · honky-tonk · beer garden · roadhouse

rod

pole

Cylindrical shaft or extremity

  • railHorizontal support bar
  • railingHorizontal safety bar
  • rodThin rigid stick

beam · handlebar · curtain rod

bartending

cocktails

Alcoholic blended beverages

liqueur · pour · shaker · garnish · happy hour · last call · shots · on the rocks · neat · draft

legal

attorney

Licensed legal representative

counsel · lawyer · litigator · jurist · prosecutor · defender · chambers · bench · admission · licensed

obstacle

blockade

Sealing off a place

roadblock · restriction · stumbling block · constraint · deterrent · blocker · encumbrance · interference · bottleneck · snag

unit

ingot

Cast metal block

brick · nugget

music

measure

Unit of quantity

notation · staff · rest · tempo · downbeat · barline

pressure

millibar

Atmospheric pressure unit

atmospheric pressure · barometer · kilobar

stripe

band

Group playing music together

  • stripeContrasting linear marking
  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • streakUnbroken series

strip · ribbon · marking · segment · banding

sandbar

shoal

Shallow water hazard

  • reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
  • shallowWithout much depth
  • sandbankUnderwater sand accumulation

spit · ridge · tidal flat · lagoon · channel · grounding · low tide · sediment · deposit

Categories
Opposites
ACCESS/PERMISSION (verb: to bar = prevent/exclude)

baradmit

Confess or grant entry

allow · permit · include · welcome · accept

PHYSICAL BARRIER (noun: a bar across a door/window)

baropening

Gap or start

gap · passage · aperture · doorway · gateway

DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (noun: a bar vs. other venues)

barcafé

Casual eatery serving drinks

coffee shop · tea house · restaurant · church · diner

Phrases
Family

bare, barely, barrier, bars, barred, barricade, barring, debar, handlebars

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G