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   barb

   /bɑːb/

   noun

   • 1. a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, or similar object, which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult. Similar spikeprongpointprojectionspurthornneedlepricklespinequillbristletinetechnical:spiculespiculaspiculumspinule
   • ▪ a cluster of spikes on barbed wire.
   • ▪ a deliberately hurtful remark: "his barb hurt more than she cared to admit" Similar insultsneerjibecutcutting remarkshaftaffrontslap in the faceslightrebuffbrickbatslurscoffjeertauntabusedisparagementscoffingscornspitesarcasmgoadingridiculingderisionmockeryinformal:digput-down
   • 2. a fleshy filament at the mouth of some fish, such as barbel and catfish.
   • ▪ each of the fine hairlike filaments growing from the shaft of a feather, forming the vane.
   • 3. a freshwater fish with barbels around the mouth, popular in aquaria.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a piece of linen worn over or under the chin by nuns): from Old French barbe, from Latin barba ‘beard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. barbless adjective

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   What is the meaning of barbs?

   • A shortening of "barbiturate," a drug class that consists of sedatives and hypnotics. Barbs are dangerous, man—I'd stay away from them. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. n. a barbiturate; a barbiturate capsule. (Drugs.) Joey is so hooked on barbs!

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   What does Barb mean in a sentence?

   • He held in his hand a curious wooden spear with a loose barb tipped with the tusk of a walrus. In form it belongs to Class A of stemmed implements, is lozenge-shaped, without shoulder or barb. Barb definition: a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.. See examples of BARB used in a sentence.

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   What does barbed mean?

   • Define barbed. barbed synonyms, barbed pronunciation, barbed translation, English dictionary definition of barbed. adj. 1. Having barbs. 2. Cutting; stinging: barbed criticism; barbed statements. barb′ed·ness n.

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     BARB meaning: 1. the sharp part that points backwards from a...

   • Znaczenie Barb, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     barb definicja: 1. the sharp part that points backwards from...

   • Barb: French Translation

     barb translate: barbillon, barbelure, parole acerbe. Learn...

   • Barb: Indonesian Translation

     barb translate: duri, kait, ejekan. Learn more in the...

   • Barb: German Translation

     barb translate: der Widerhaken, verletzende Bemerkung. Learn...

   • Barb in Traditional Chinese

     BARB translate: （魚鈎或箭頭的）倒鈎，倒刺, 帶刺的話. Learn more in the...

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     BAR STOOL definition: 1. a tall seat with no support for the...

   • Barb: Thai Translation

     barb translate: เงี่ยง (ลูกศร เบ็ด), การพูดจากระทบกระแทก....

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   noun. a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead. Synonyms: spicule, prickle, snag, barbule, prong, spike, spur. an obviously or openly unpleasant or cutting remark. Botany, Zoology. a hooked or sharp bristle.

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   noun. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. synonyms: dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam. see more. verb. provide with barbs. “ barbed wire” see more. noun. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Barb."

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word BARB in different contexts. BARB can refer to a sharp point on an arrow or a hook, or an unkind remark as a criticism.