Synonyms for barrel
ˈbær əlbar·rel

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1. barrel, gun barrelnoun

   a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

   Synonyms:
   cask, gun barrel, drum, bbl, barrelful

2. barrel, casknoun

   a cylindrical container that holds liquids

   Synonyms:
   cask, caskful, gun barrel, drum, bbl, barrelful

3. barrel, drumnoun

   a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

   Synonyms:
   membranophone, bbl, brake drum, metal drum, drumfish, cask, gun barrel, drum, tympan, barrelful

4. barrel, barrelfulnoun

   the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold

   Synonyms:
   cask, gun barrel, drum, bbl, barrelful

5. barrel, bblverb

   any of various units of capacity

   "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"

   Synonyms:
   cask, gun barrel, drum, bbl, barrelful

6. barrelverb

   put in barrels

Matched Categories

1. • Cylinder
   • Put
   • Tube

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. barrelnoun

   Synonyms:
   cask, cade, butt, puncheon, tierce, hogshead, keg, rundlet, (of wine) 31-1/2 gallons, (of flour) 196 pounds

   Associated words:
   gauntree, cooper, bilge, stave, hoop, chine

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1. List of paraphrases for "barrel":

   barrels, keg, canon, cannon, bbl, bpd, gun, canyon, drum, hot, cylinder, fat

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1. Peter Kenny:

   U.S. rig counts will continue to contract though at a more modest pace. Supply/demand equilibrium will likely take shape in the second half to be accompanied by an attempt at price stabilization and a modest rebound. Year-end target of $42 a barrel.

2. Bill Costello:

   If people believed in $70 a barrel plus for the next 18 months, they would be foolish to be underweight now.

3. Joseph Clancy:

   Previous reports of a crash are inaccurate - there was no crash, the video shows the vehicle entering the White House complex at a speed of approximately 1 to 2 mph, and pushing aside a plastic barrel. There was no damage to the vehicle.

4. Leonid Fedun:

   In my opinion, if such a political decision is taken, Russia should jointly work with OPEC to cut supply to the market ... It's better to sell one barrel of oil at $50 than two barrels at $30.

5. Ryan Nash:

   Commercial losses are unsustainably low, somebody is going to have an impact from the fact that oil prices are $47 a barrel just now. It’s hard to say who it is.

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