Barrier method
noun
a mode of contraception using a device or preparation that prevents live sperm from reaching the ovum
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noun (philosophy) the representations of objects which certain accounts of perception interpose between the objects themselves and our awareness of them, so that, as critics argue, we can never know whether there is in reality anything which resembles our perceptions see representationalism (sense 1)
- Barrier reef
a reef of coral running roughly parallel to the sh-r- and separated from it by a wide, deep lagoon. great barrier reef. a coral reef parallel to the coast of queensland, in ne australia. 1250 miles (2010 km) long. historical examples a heavy sea was still running over the barrier reef which enclosed a small […]
- Barrier-nurse
verb (transitive) to tend (infectious patients) in isolation, to prevent the spread of infection
- Barriers
anything built or serving to bar p-ssage, as a railing, fence, or the like: people may p-ss through the barrier only when their train is announced. any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier. anything that restrains or obstructs progress, access, etc.: a trade barrier. a limit or boundary of any kind: the barriers of […]
- Barries
sir james m(atthew) 1860–1937, scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. a city in se ontario, in s canada, nw of toronto. historical examples that village in the hollow, which is so red and striking in the sunset, is kirriemuir: it is the thrums of barries novel. the story of my life, volumes 4-6 augustus j. […]