averting vs bar
bar vs avertingaverting and bar both are nouns.
averting is not a verb while bar is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| averting | Yes | No | No | No |
| bar | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
bar is a hypernym of
averting; that is, bar is a
word with a broader meaning than averting:
- averting: the act of preventing something from occurring
- bar: the act of preventing
Other hypernyms of averting include
prevention.
| averting (noun) | bar (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of preventing something from occurring | the act of preventing |
| the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon |
| an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal | |
| a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | |
| a counter where you can obtain food or drink | |
| a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) | |
| (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried | |
| a heating element in an electric fire | |
| a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises | |
| a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background | |
| musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | |
| the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction | |
| a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore | |
| (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter |
| averting (verb) | bar (verb) |
|---|---|
| prevent from entering; keep out | |
| render unsuitable for passage | |
| secure with, or as if with, bars | |
| expel, as if by official decree |
Words related to "averting"
Words related to "bar"
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- anti-sway bar
- averting
- band
- banding
- banish
- bar absolute
- barrelhouse
- barricade
- barrier
- barroom
- bars
- barye
- belaying pin
- block
- block off
- block up
- blockade
- bolt
- buffet
- cake
- carpenter's level
- cash bar
- chinning bar
- close
- close off
- close up
- cocktail lounge
- core
- counter
- court
- courtroom
- crossbar
- crushing
- deadbolt
- debar
- debarment
- disallow
- disqualification
- drawbar
- exclude
- expel
- fasten
- fix
- forbid
- forestalling
- fret
- gin mill
- ginmill
- goal
- grab bar
- handlebar
- handspike
- heating element
- heaver
- high bar
- hinderance
- hindrance
- honky-tonk
- horizontal bar
- impede
- impediment
- impedimenta
- implement
- interception
- interdict
- interference
- jam
- jurisprudence
- kick out
- law
- legal community
- legal profession
- lever
- marking
- measure
- meteorology
- microbar
- millibar
- musical notation
- needle bar
- nix
- non-proliferation
- nonproliferation
- obstruct
- obstructer
- obstruction
- obstructor
- obturate
- obviation
- occlude
- oyster bar
- parallel bars
- pothouse
- preclusion
- pressure unit
- prevention
- profession
- prohibit
- prophylaxis
- proscribe
- pub
- public house
- quelling
- rail
- railing
- rails
- relegate
- ridge
- room
- rotor
- runway
- salad bar
- saloon
- sand bar
- sandbar
- save
- sawdust saloon
- secure
- shackle
- shut off
- slice bar
- snack bar
- snack counter
- soda fountain
- speakeasy
- spike
- stabilizer bar
- stifling
- stop
- streak
- stria
- striation
- stripe
- support
- suppression
- sushi bar
- tablet
- taphouse
- taproom
- throw out
- torsion bar
- towel bar
- towel rail
- track
- unbar
- veto
- wet bar
- wine bar
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