barracks

Plural: barracks

Noun

• a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
• plural of barrack.
• A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.

Verb

• lodge in barracks
• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
• laugh at with contempt and derision
• third-person singular simple present indicative of barrack

Examples

• There is a large barracks in this town and two other barracks are nearby.

Synonyms

barrack, cheer, exhort, flout, gibe, inspire, jeer, pep up, root on, scoff, urge, urge on

Related Words

dormitory