barrows

noun

Definition of barrowsnext
plural of barrow
1
as in wheelbarrows

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as in piles

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  1. piles
  2. trucks
  3. wagons
  4. banks
  5. mountains
Noun
  • Letting the roast simmer for hours in a mixture of pickled jalapeño brine and fish sauce yields a fall-apart tangle of meat that’s wildly good on soft rolls or over piles of rice.
    Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In one photo, Kristoff is outside, surrounded by piles of excrement and a plastic doghouse.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Along with the tanks, the Germans shipped armored trucks, artillery, air-defense equipment and substantial quantities of ammunition—adding to the nearly 7 billion Euros in aid Germany has sent to Ukraine since Russia widened its war on the country 34 months ago.
    David Axe, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The motorcade featured a mix of the typical black Chevy sports utility vehicles and Ford trucks, plus the lone electric vehicle.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of trucks
Noun
  • Some 90 years later, Chicago schools Superintendent Benjamin Willis instituted half-day double shifts and later makeshift wagons stationed in parking lots to serve as schools for Black children rather than provide them access to the resources at white schools.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Altogether, there were well over 54 models throughout the three fertile years of production, which included two-door convertibles, plus coupes, sedans, and wagons in two- and four-door configurations.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of wagons
Noun
  • Among digital banks and fintechs, the big mover—and not in a positive way—was Chime.
    Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Digital banks’ and fintechs’ 44% market share was down from 47% in 2023, as megabanks gained back three points and regional banks won back two percentage points.
    Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of banks
Noun
  • While those species stick to the lowlands of savannahs and coastal forests, the clouded-tiger cat is only found in the mountains of Central and South America.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But the photos in that email, from camera traps in the Andes mountains, struck him as different.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of mountains
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