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barrel
adjective
1. Likened to a barrel, as in shape: a barrel chest; barrel hips.
idiom
1. Barrel Granting, giving, or requesting no credit: paid cash on the barrel for the car.
2. Over a barrel In a very awkward position from which extrication is difficult: During the negotiations the opposing faction had us over a barrel.
noun
1. A cylinder that contains a movable piston.
2. A large cylindrical container, usually made of staves bound together with hoops, with a flat top and bottom of equal diameter.
3. Any of various units of volume or capacity. In the U.S. Customary System it varies, as a liquid measure, from 31 to 42 gallons (120 to 159 liters) as established by law or usage. See Table at measurement.
4. Informal A large quantity: a barrel of fun.
5. Slang An act or instance of moving rapidly, often recklessly, in a motor vehicle.
verb
1. To put or pack in a barrel.
2. To move at a high speed or without hesitation.
verb-intransitive
1. Slang To move at a high speed or rate of progress: "That the European Union barreled ahead was not surprising” ( Richard W. Stevenson).
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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barrel | 8 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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ae | 2 |
el | 2 |
er | 2 |
la | 2 |
be | 4 |
ba | 4 |
re | 2 |
ab | 4 |
ar | 2 |
al | 2 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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lea | 3 |
lar | 3 |
lab | 5 |
reb | 5 |
err | 3 |
era | 3 |
ear | 3 |
bae | 5 |
bar | 5 |
alb | 5 |
ale | 3 |
arb | 5 |
are | 3 |
bal | 5 |
bel | 5 |
bra | 5 |
brr | 5 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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able | 6 |
beal | 6 |
rear | 4 |
real | 4 |
rare | 4 |
rale | 4 |
bear | 6 |
blae | 6 |
lear | 4 |
brae | 6 |
earl | 4 |
bare | 6 |
bale | 6 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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blear | 7 |
abler | 7 |
baler | 7 |
barer | 7 |
barre | 7 |
blare | 7 |
rebar | 7 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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barrel | 8 |