Word

barrel, n.
(barrels)
freq. cnt. 15

a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

barrel gun barrel

semantic pointers

hypernym

part holonym

a cylindrical container that holds liquids
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

barrel cask

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

beer barrel, beer keg butt hogshead keg pickle barrel shook tun wine cask, wine barrel

part meronym

breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube bung, spile ring, hoop stave, lag tap, spigot

a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

barrel drum

semantic pointers

hypernym

any of various units of capacity
<noun.quantity>

barrel bbl

sample sentences

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

semantic pointers

hypernym

United States liquid unit British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit

part meronym

gallon, gal gallon, Imperial gallon, congius

part holonym

the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
<noun.quantity>

barrel barrelful

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym