Barn and Shed

Barn

Barn noun - An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
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Synonyms for Barn

Shed is a synonym for barn in outbuilding topic. In some cases you can use "Shed" instead a noun "Barn", when it comes to topics like animal shelter, grainstore.

Shed

Shed noun - An outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage.

Barn is a synonym for shed. (North American) You can use "Barn" instead a noun "Shed".

Nearby Word: shedding

How words are described

burning burning barn burning shed
old old barn old shed
full full barn full shed
empty empty barn empty shed
Other adjectives: small, entire, wooden, abandoned, dusty, dilapidated, nearby, locked, nearest.

Both words in one sentence

  • Disney / The Fox and the Hound Double Take: The chicken looks over to her little chicks, for a second, who are curious about that furry red thing that has its paw reaching up to them, as if to...Cue the chicken freaking out and chasing Tod in the barn shed.
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