barn

Universal Words noun 1 a large farm building for storing grain or keeping animals in: a hay barn * They live in a converted barn (= a barn that has been turned into a house). seealsoDUTCHBARN 2 a large plain ugly building: They live in a great barn of a house. 3 (AmE) a building in which buses, trucks, etc. are kept when not being used IDIOMS close, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped (AmE) = close, lock, etc. the stable door after the horse has bolted at STABLEn.