duffel bag
handbag
holdall
rucksack
sack
satchel
shopping bag
shoulder bag
suitcase
ban VERB
If you ban something, you forbid it to be done.
make illegal
The government proposes to make illegal the sale of imitation guns.
prohibit
Using all sorts of barricades, the landowner prohibited walkers from crossing his land.
bang (1) NOUN
A bang is a hard, painful bump against something.
blow
Kirstin suffered a blow to her head when the door opened suddenly.
knock
When I slipped on the stairs, I got a sharp knock on my funny bone.
bang (2) NOUN
A bang is a sudden, short, loud noise.
blast
The blast echoed round the quarry.
thud
With a thud, the encyclopedia hit the floor.
bare (1) ADJECTIVE
If your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
in your birthday suit INFORMAL
I dreamt I was walking down the high street in my birthday suit.
naked
Lady Godiva rode naked on a horse through the middle of town.
nude
For many centuries, the nude body has been a popular subject for artists.
undressed
The nurse asked me to get undressed, ready for the medical examination.
without a stitch on INFORMAL
“And there I was, without a stitch on,” Mrs Lee, our neighbour, told me.
bare (2) ADJECTIVE
If something is bare, it is not covered with anything.
barren
The Grand Canyon, although magnificent, is a barren wilderness.
bleak
The Brontë sisters lived on the edge of a bleak, windswept moor.
desolate
The abandoned town was desolate.
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barrier NOUN
A barrier is a fence or wall that prevents people or animals getting from one area to another.