Barracks - English meaning

verb

Use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.

Usage examples:

The judge abused his power by imposing the fines

noun

The improper use of something.

Usage examples:

Alcohol abuse

verb

Cruel or inhumane treatment

noun

A place, especially a civilian's house, where soldiers are lodged temporarily.

Usage examples:

The sergeant gave them leave to rest while officers went in search of billets

verb

Lodge (soldiers) in a particular place, especially a civilian's house.

Usage examples:

Most of the army was billeted within the town

noun

A thick piece of wood.

Usage examples:

Tucker refused the original proposal to buy the european company's bats, instead working out a deal…

exclamation

Said suddenly to surprise someone who is unaware of one's presence.

Usage examples:

‘boo!’ she cried, jumping up to frighten him

noun

An utterance of ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer.

Usage examples:

The audience greeted this comment with boos and hisses

verb

Say ‘boo’ to show disapproval of a speaker or performer.

Usage examples:

They booed and hissed when he stepped on stage

noun

A place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelling people.

Usage examples:

Thousands of local residents face serious health problems in overcrowded refugee camps and temporar…

verb

Live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday.

Usage examples:

Holiday parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet

adjective

Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style, typically for humorous effect.

Usage examples:

The movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome

noun

A military garrison or camp.

Usage examples:

Like delhi, almost all big indian cities have inherited cantonments, the colonial military stations.

noun

A small, temporary building for housing a garrison of troops.

Usage examples:

In the opening pages we learn that fencing instruction was obligatory and free in the military, and…

noun

A military barracks in spain and spanish-speaking countries.

Usage examples:

‘pasaporte,’ demands the sour-faced officer at the cuartel

noun

A place for the storage of large quantities of equipment, food, or goods.

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An arms depot

noun

A building where supplies or vehicles are kept

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A fuel depot

noun

A place where goods are kept until they are sent somewhere to be used, sold, etc.

Usage examples:

He took a job in the supply depot of a san francisco shipyard., a fuel/food/oil depot, the closure …

noun

A place with temporary accommodation consisting of huts or tents, typically for troops or nomads.

Usage examples:

A bedouin encampment

noun

A group of tents or temporary shelters put in one place

Usage examples:

Many people are living in encampments around the city with no electricity or running water.

noun

A fortified building or strategic position.

Usage examples:

The city was guarded by a ring of forts

noun

A building or group of buildings contained in an area enclosed by a strong wall and designed to be used by soldiers in defending against attack

noun

A group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.

Usage examples:

The entire garrison was mustered on the parade ground

verb

Provide (a place) with a group of troops.

Usage examples:

Air reconnaissance showed the germans had not garrisoned the island

noun

A group of soldiers living in or defending a town or building, or the buildings that the soldiers live in

noun

A building used to accommodate a military guard or to detain military prisoners.

Usage examples:

It was rumored that prisoners in the guardhouse worked only eight hours per day, five days a week.

noun

A building for the soldiers who are protecting a place

verb

Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.

Usage examples:

He was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators

noun

A heckling comment.

Usage examples:

Heckles of ‘get stuffed!’

verb

To interrupt a public speaker or entertainer with loud, unfriendly statements or questions

Usage examples:

A heckler tried to disrupt the ceremony.

verb

Make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s.

Usage examples:

The escaping gas was hissing

noun

A sharp sibilant sound.

Usage examples:

The spit and hiss of a cornered cat

verb

Stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process).

Usage examples:

The buzzer interrupted his thoughts

verb

To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something, or to cause an activity or event to stop briefly

Usage examples:

[ i ] please don’t interrupt until i’m finished., [ t ] the picnic was interrupted by a rain shower…

verb

Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

Usage examples:

Some of the younger men jeered at him

noun

A rude and mocking remark.

Usage examples:

The taunts and jeers of my classmates

verb

Laugh at with contempt and derision

noun

Each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.

Usage examples:

She cut each apple into quarters

verb

Divide into four equal or corresponding parts.

Usage examples:

Peel and quarter the bananas

plural noun

A place where someone lives or has a business

Usage examples:

In 1998 he moved his company to larger quarters on state street.

noun

A remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone.

Usage examples:

Pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes

verb

Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.

Usage examples:

Pupils began taunting her about her weight

verb

Harass with persistent criticism or carping