1) gold or silver in bars (bullion)

2) a framework of wooden or metal bars placed across an opening such as a window, used to keep out burglars or to allow air to flow through (grating)

3) a system of overhead cables carried on pylons, for distributing electric current over a large area; a set of bars over a hole in a road (grid)

4) a place in a cooker where food is cooked below the heat; a set of bars for cooking food over a fire (grill)

5) a series of metal bars in an opening such as a window, as used in banks (grille)

6) (one of) a series of horizontal or sloping bars or rods of a fence etc; a continuous line of such bars, laid on the ground for trains; to criticize a person angrily (rail)

7) the long handle of an axe or other tool; a long bar joining parts of a machine; one of the pair of bars (wooden poles) between which a horse pulls a cart etc (shaft)

8) any one of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel with the outer edge (spoke)

9) a kind of musical instrument with wooden bars that produce different notes when hit (xylophone)