barrel

simple noun20 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.2

the metal tube of a gun, through which the bullet is fired

a barrel used for fermenting or aging wine

a barrel made specifically from oak wood, prized for aging beverages

a barrel, typically made of oak, used for aging whisky

a barrel for storing or serving beer

the barrel of a rifle, typically long and with spiral grooves (rifling)

a general term for any barrel made of wood

the barrel of a shotgun, typically a smoothbore (without rifling)

a gun barrel with spiral grooves inside it to make the bullet spin

used to specify the contents of a barrel, e.g., 'a barrel of oil'

used to state what is stored inside a barrel

describes the direction a gun is aimed

a common fixed phrase referring to the tube part of a firearm

used to state the price or cost for one barrel of a commodity, like oil

sold or measured in quantities of a full barrel

to aim a gun by looking along its barrel

to put liquid or other substances into a barrel until it is full

to look carefully or with difficulty down the length of a gun barrel