Whether it is a spike on the wire atop a security fence or a mean remark someone said about you, a barb can hurt. When you encounter either kind of barb, you should stay away.
Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
Noun
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
Noun
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
Noun
the pointed part of barbed wire
Noun
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead''"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Verb
provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
n.
Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of
it.
n.
A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
n.
Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which
mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses
and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and
swollen.
n.
The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc.,
to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands
out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
n.
A bit for a horse.
n.
One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively
constitute the vane. See Feather.
n.
A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and
southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called
whiting.
n.
A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
v. t.
To shave or dress the beard of.
v. t.
To clip; to mow.
v. t.
To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or
hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
n.
The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary
into Spain by the Moors.
n.
A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought
from Barbary.
n.
Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1.
Barb
The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth.2.
Barb
But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.
Barb
Barb
Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
To shave or dress the beard of.
The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduces from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
Armor for a horse. Same as 2d
Usage Examples
The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.
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Other Usage ExamplesI've been working on Barb for a while. I looked at her as a sort of every woman. She's incredibly strong she's incredibly generous. She's seemingly insane because she is in the situation of a polygamous relationship, but she had definite reasons to do it.
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