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barb > 6 senses
NOUN1barb, shot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibeAn aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
2barbThe pointed part of barbed wire
3barbA subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
4barbOne of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
VERB1barbProvide with barbs
2barbProvide with barbs
barb > pronunciation
Soundsbaa'rb
Rhymesarb, garb, rhubarb
barb > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.
Synonymsshot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibe
Broaderremark, comment
Narrowercheap shot
barb > noun 2, artifact
MeaningThe pointed part of barbed wire.
Part ofbarbed wire, barbwire
Broaderpoint
Verbsbarb; barb
barb > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove.
Part ofarrowhead; hook; spear, lance, shaft
Broaderpoint
Narrowerfluke
barb > noun 4, animal
MeaningOne of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.
Part ofvane, web
Broaderfibril, filament, strand
barb > verb 1, contact
MeaningProvide with barbs.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"barbed wire"
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Nounsbarb
barb > verb 2, change
MeaningProvide with barbs.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"barbed wire"
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Nounsbarb

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