noun🔗ShareA structure that bars passage."The high fence acts as a barrier to keep the neighborhood dogs from running into the street. "structurebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn obstacle or impediment."The language barrier made it difficult for the new student to understand her classmates. "situationthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA boundary or limit."The new school building's height is a barrier to the view from my apartment. "situationsocietypoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A."The preposition "to" acts as a barrier between the subject "she" and the verb "went," preventing a direct grammatical connection. "grammarlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others."The blood-brain barrier prevents harmful toxins from entering the brain. "physiologyanatomybiologymedicinebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe lists in a tournament."The barrier for the school science fair was based on the complexity of the projects. "sporthistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(in the plural) A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries."The fencing instructor demonstrated several different barriers, showing the students the 15th-century martial techniques. "militaryhistorysportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo block or obstruct with a barrier."The new security system barred access to the building, barrierring unauthorized visitors. "actionsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading