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barb
(b/A/rb )

noun (n)

  • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam
    source: wordnet30
  • the pointed part of barbed wire(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • provide with barbs(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Barbed wire.
    source: wordnet30
  • To shave or dress the beard of.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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