ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ

barbershop

gb/bˈɑɹbɚʃˌɑp/ us/bˈɑɹbɚʃˌɑp/
A2 ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਨਾਂਵ A2 entity
1

shop where a barber cuts hair

a place where you get a haircut from a barber

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: go to the barbershop; at the barbershop
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners often write it as two words (barber shop). Both forms exist, but barbershop is common in modern US English.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
barber shop (Common alternative spelling as two words.) | barber's (Informal shortening meaning a barbershop (e.g., 'I’m going to the barber’s').)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
go to the barbershop |at the barbershop |local barbershop |neighborhood barbershop |old-fashioned barbershop |barbershop chair |barbershop haircut |barbershop prices |open a barbershop |work at a barbershop
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily_life |services |business |appearance
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • There’s a barbershop on the corner that does great fades.
  • I stopped by the barbershop during my lunch break for a quick trim.
  • The barbershop was crowded on Saturday morning.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • I go to the barbershop every month.
  • He is at the barbershop now.
ਨਾਂਵ B2 abstract
2

style of close-harmony singing

a type of singing with four-part harmony, usually without instruments

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: [someone] sings barbershop; a barbershop group
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This meaning refers to a music style, not the place where you get a haircut.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
close harmony (Broader term; not limited to the barbershop tradition.) | barbershop harmony (Nearly identical, explicitly naming the harmony style.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
barbershop singing |barbershop music |barbershop harmony |a barbershop quartet |sing barbershop |barbershop festival |barbershop competition |barbershop arrangement |barbershop repertoire |traditional barbershop
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
music |performing_arts |culture
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • Her grandparents love barbershop and go to competitions every year.
  • They performed a few barbershop numbers at the community concert.
  • I didn’t realize barbershop was usually sung without instruments.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • They sing barbershop in a quartet.
adjective B2 property
3

relating to barbershop harmony

connected to barbershop-style singing

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: barbershop + [music/quartet/harmony/song/arrangement]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Don’t confuse barbershop (music-related) with barber (a person who cuts hair).
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
barbershop-style (Hyphenated form often used before a noun for clarity.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
barbershop quartet |barbershop harmony |barbershop music |barbershop song |barbershop arrangement |barbershop style |barbershop group |barbershop chorus |barbershop repertoire |barbershop tradition
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
music |performing_arts
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • They joined a barbershop chorus after moving to the city.
  • The director chose a barbershop arrangement for the finale.
  • She’s been practicing a barbershop part for weeks.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • He sings in a barbershop quartet.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
barbershop
IPA
GB/bˈɑɹbɚʃˌɑp/
US/bˈɑɹbɚʃˌɑp/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
barber - shop (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (barber)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Adjective
  • Base: barbershop
  • Comparative: barbershoper
  • Superlative: barbershopest
Noun
  • Base: barbershop
  • Plural: barbershops
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
barbershops noun barbershoper adjective barbershopest adjective
Core family
barber noun A2 haircut noun A2
Related words
barbering noun hairdresser noun A2
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ

barbershop harmony

1
/bˈɑɹbɚʃˌɑp hˈɑɹməni/
fixed phrase

close four-part vocal harmony style

a special style of four-part harmony in barbershop singing

ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • Their sound is built on tight barbershop harmony and careful tuning.
  • She arranged the song to highlight classic barbershop harmony.
  • You can hear the barbershop harmony ‘ring’ when the chords lock in.

barbershop quartet

1
/bˈɑɹbɚʃˌɑp kwɔɹtˈɛt/
fixed phrase

four singers in barbershop style

a group of four people who sing barbershop harmony

ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • A barbershop quartet sang at their wedding reception.
  • He used to perform in a barbershop quartet in college.
  • The festival featured dozens of barbershop quartets from around the country.

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