barrel
English Thesaurus
1. a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | vessel, |
| definition | : | an object used as a container (especially for liquids) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | butt, |
| definition | : | a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hogshead, |
| definition | : | a large cask especially one holding 63 gals (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | keg, |
| definition | : | small cask or barrel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pickle barrel, |
| definition | : | a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shook, |
| definition | : | a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tun, |
| definition | : | a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bung, spile, |
| definition | : | a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | hoop, ring, |
| definition | : | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | lag, stave, |
| definition | : | one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | spigot, tap, |
| definition | : | a plug for a bunghole in a cask (noun.artifact) |
2. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | tube, tubing, |
| definition | : | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | gun, |
| definition | : | a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) (noun.artifact) |
3. any of various units of capacity (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | united states liquid unit, |
| definition | : | a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | gal, gallon, |
| definition | : | United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | congius, gallon, imperial gallon, |
| definition | : | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | hogshead, |
| definition | : | a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages (noun.quantity) |
4. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | containerful, |
| definition | : | the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity) |
5. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | cylinder, |
| definition | : | a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line (noun.shape) |
6. put in barrels (verb.contact)
7. a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | barrel, barrel, |
| definition | : | put in barrels (verb.contact) |
8. put in barrels (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | barrel, cask, |
| definition | : | a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | barrel, barrelful, |
| definition | : | the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold (noun.quantity) |
9. a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | barrel, barrel, |
| definition | : | put in barrels (verb.contact) |
10. put in barrels (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | barrel, cask, |
| definition | : | a cylindrical container that holds liquids (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | barrel, barrelful, |
| definition | : | the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold (noun.quantity) |
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