barn
Livestock shelter building
A barn is a large farm building for storing grain, hay, or equipment, and for housing livestock.
The size makes barn a reference point for anything conspicuously large: He couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
A barn door is something impossible to miss.
In particle physics, a barn is a unit of area used to measure collision cross-sections—named ironically, since the targets are subatomic.
Barn's upper storage level
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- siloAgricultural storage tower
- balesTied agricultural packages
- hayDried feed crop
fodder · straw · stack · pile · reserve · stow · granary · corn crib
Enclosed compartment or delay
Gathering mature crops
- tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
- plowTool for turning soil
- siloAgricultural storage tower
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
farmer · threshing · cultivate · haystack · windmill · husbandry · acreage · combine
Barn's upper storage level
- raftersSloped roof beams
- timberWood for construction
- gableTriangular wall portion
- loftSpace beneath the roof
beam · truss · joist · cupola · weathercock · siding · cladding · foundation
Eroded by exposure
- woodenMade from timber
- vintageQuality from past eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
red · gambrel · heritage · nostalgic · handcrafted · traditional · antique · shabby
Equine control harness
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- pailOpen-topped carrying vessel
- churnAgitate cream into butter
feeder · pitchfork · rake · shovel · wheelbarrow · tack · halter · curry comb
Lively rural dance gathering
- square danceChoreographed folk gathering
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- callerOne who phones
- contraIn opposition to
swing · stomp · hootenanny · country · folk · ceilidh · two-step · line dance
Perfectly peaceful and charming
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
serenity · tranquility · homestead · farm · rolling hills · golden hour · sunset · rural
hayloft
Barn's upper storage level
hay · fodder · straw · stack · pile · reserve · stow · granary · corn crib · oats
stall
Enclosed compartment or delay
feed · herd · flock · dairy · cattle · horse · cow · pig · sheep · goat
harvest
Gathering mature crops
crop · farmer · threshing · cultivate · haystack · windmill · husbandry · acreage · combine · reap
hayloft
Barn's upper storage level
loft · beam · truss · joist · cupola · weathercock · siding · cladding · foundation · stanchion
weathered
Eroded by exposure
- woodenMade from timber
- vintageQuality from past eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
quaint · red · gambrel · heritage · nostalgic · handcrafted · traditional · antique · shabby · patina
bridle
Equine control harness
churn · feeder · pitchfork · rake · shovel · wheelbarrow · tack · halter · curry comb · feed bucket
hoedown
Lively rural dance gathering
- square danceChoreographed folk gathering
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- callerOne who phones
contra · swing · stomp · hootenanny · country · folk · ceilidh · two-step · line dance · community
idyllic
Perfectly peaceful and charming
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
landscape · serenity · tranquility · homestead · farm · rolling hills · golden hour · sunset · rural · scenic
- countrysidefarmhouse, farm, farmyard, rolling hills, rural areas
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- buildingshouse, hospital, hotel, school, bank
- farm lifefarm, farmer, farmers, farming, tractor
- livestock farmingcattle ranch, dairy farm, stud farm, sheep shearing, pig farm
- ruralfarm, farmhouse, cornfield, tractor, silo
barnmansion
Large, stately home
palace · manor · estate house · villa · chateau
barncathedral
Bishop's principal church
palace · grand ballroom · opera house · ballroom · parlor
- big as a barnExtremely large, obvious
- barn doorFarm building entrance
- born in a barnLacking basic courtesy
- barn owlHeart-faced nocturnal raptor
- barnyard humorCrude, scatological jokes
- barn danceRural social with music
barns, barnyard, barnstorm, barnyards, barnlike, barnstorming, barnstormed, barnstormer, barnful