| bar code |
a set of black bars on a white background printed on the labels of goods and mail. A bar code is scanned by a computer that reads information such as price. |
| bar graph |
a graph that uses bars of different lengths to show information. |
| bar mitzvah |
a Jewish ceremony that celebrates a boy becoming an adult and the beginning of his religious duties. The bar mitzvah usually takes place when the boy is thirteen years old. |
| bar sinister |
in heraldry, a bar on a shield that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right, signifying an illegitimate ancestor; bend sinister. [3 definitions] |
| Bar-B-Que |
variant of barbecue. |
| candy bar |
a candy in the shape of a bar, often made of chocolate or of chocolate with other ingredients such as caramel, nuts, or coconut. |
| capstan bar |
a pole inserted in and used as a lever to turn a capstan. |
| chocolate bar |
a candy bar made mostly with chocolate. |
| color bar |
segregation or discrimination based on race or skin color, usu. as practiced by whites against nonwhites; color line. |
| double bar |
two heavy vertical lines on a musical staff used to indicate the end of a piece or of a major subdivision of a piece. |
| roll bar |
a very strong metal bar fitted over and across the width of a car or other vehicle that minimizes injury to occupants in the event the vehicle rolls over. |
| salad bar |
a self-service counter in a restaurant or cafeteria offering a variety of salad ingredients and dressings. |
| sickle bar |
a device consisting of a heavy bar that supports and protects the mowing blades, as of a harvesting machine. |
| singles bar |
a bar that serves as a meeting place for young, unmarried people. |
| snack bar |
a counter or lunchroom where light meals or snacks are served. |
| space bar |
a horizontal bar on a keyboard, as of a typewriter, that produces a blank space rather than a character. |
| T-bar |
a metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T. [2 definitions] |
| toll bar |
a barrier to access, as to a road or bridge, that is lifted after a toll is collected; tollgate. |
| torsion bar |
a metal bar that maintains stability under twisting, used in the suspensions of some automobiles. |
| wet bar |
a small bar or serving counter equipped with running water. |