Bar
Bar noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Usage example: the complication of the molecule is the biggest bar to reproducing it
Nearby Word: barroom
Spur
Spur noun - Something that arouses action or activity.
How words are described
| single | single bar | single spur |
| little | little bar | little spur |
| abandoned | abandoned bar | abandoned spur |
| yellow | yellow bar | yellow spur |
| Other adjectives: western. | ||
Common collocations
| world | bar world | spur world |
| protagonist | bar protagonist | spur protagonist |
| gods | bar gods | spur gods |
Both words in one sentence
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Horses have a health bar that depletes each time you spur them on or attack them.
Source: Automaton Horses
Cite this Source
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