its nest in barns and other buildings 'fcfl ( AJSIPA- #,    ) — picture o page R28

barn-storm /'barnstorm; NAmE 'barmstorrm/ verb (espe­cially NAmE) to travel quickly through an area making political speeches, or getting a lot of attention for your organization, ideas, etc.

) : [V] He barnstormed, across the southern states in an attempt to woo the voters.

[also VN]

barn-storm-ing /'barnstormir); NAmE 'barrnstorrmir)/ adj. [only before noun] a barnstorming performance or show of skill in a sports game, etc. is one that people find very exciting to watch (        ) AAAiaf

ft, M?M,

barn-yard /'barnjard; NAmE 'barrnjarrd/ noun an area on a farm that is surrounded by farm buildings ft Kt

baro graph /'baeragraif; NAmE -graef/ noun a barom­eter that records information by drawing a line on a chart ^J±i+

bar-om-eter /ba'rDmita(r); NAmE -'ra:m-/ noun 1 an instrument for measuring air pressure to show when the weather will change if; BiMil: The barom­eter is falling (= showing that it will probably rain). J±£T) o 2 something that shows the changes that are happening in an economic, social or political situation (       )

Bf M ^ , tE iU , Jh tk :       Infant mortality is a reliable

barometer of socio-economic conditions.

W.M W nJMIbWc ► baro-metric /.baera'metrik/ adj.: barometric pressure AAfiE baron /'baeran/ noun 1 a nobleman of the lowest rank. In Britain, barons use the title Lord; in other countries they use the title Baron, J§g| (

Aft A Lord ;       Baron ) 2 a person who owns

or controls a large part of a particular industry Ijfllk Eel $4;: a press baron fftlkAi O drug barons bar-on-ess /'baeranas; NAmE .basra'nes/ noun 1 a woman who has the same rank as a baron. In Britain, baronesses use the title Lady or Baroness. icM H ( icH        Lady Baroness ) : Baroness Thatcher

MfJ} If 2 the wife of a baron If if A A bar onet /'baeranat/ noun {abbr. Bart, Bt) (in Britain) a man who has the lowest rank of honour which can be passed from a father to his son when he dies. Baronets use the title Sir. «£ff gf (

Me Aff A Sir ) — compare knight(2) baron et cy /'baeranatsi/ noun {pi. -ies) the rank or position of a baronet ?fiJ! HUfi baron ial /ba'raunial; NAmE -'rou-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with or typical of a baron If

a baronial hall

barony /'baerani/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 the rank or position of a baron M If H 2 an area of land that is owned and controlled by a baron J§ HAUik baroque (also Bar-oque) /ba'rok; NAmE ba'rouk/ adj. [usually before noun] used to describe European archi­tecture, art and music of the 17th and early 18th centuries that has a grand and highly decorated style

(17 m is

± ) : baroque churches/music E^jkJxlf&lk'i:/ Ufa

0                  the baroque period    ► bar-oque

(also Bar-oque) noun [sing.]: paintings representative of the baroque

barque /bark; NAmE bairk/ noun a sailing ship with three or more masts (= posts that support the sails)

=m (j&gm) m

bar-rack /'baerak/ verb [V, VN] 1 {BrE) to shout criticism at players in a game, speakers at a meeting, per­formers, etc. Hfj fg| M ;       2 ~ (for) sb {AustralE, NZE)

to shout encouragement to a person or team that you support { #rAf#&IA^cPA ) flPffc;

► bar-racking noun [U]

bar-racks /'baeraks/ noun [C+sing./pi. v.] {pi. bar-racks)

1                  a large building or group of buildings for soldiers to

live in ^ ^^ H:    an army barracks — J® ^ ^ o The

troops were ordered back to barracks, ± A ill 1$ -op A ill