Barb

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A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook. noun

A cutting remark. noun

One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather. noun

A short, sharp, reflexed bristle or hairlike projection. noun

Any of various Old World freshwater fishes of the genera Barbus, Puntius, and related genera of the family Cyprinidae. noun

A linen covering for a woman's head, throat, and chin worn in medieval times. noun

To provide or furnish with a barb. transitive verb

A horse of a breed introduced by the Moors into Spain from northern Africa that has high withers and an arched neck and is known for its speed and endurance. noun

Any of a breed of domestic pigeon that has prominent wattles around the eyes. noun

A beard; anything which resembles a beard or grows in the place of it. noun

In botany, a terminal tuft of hairs; a beard; more usually, a retrorse tooth or double tooth terminating an awn or prickle. noun

In ornithology, one of the processes, of the first order, given off by the rachis of a feather. noun

One of the sharp points projecting backward from the penetrating extremity of an arrow, fish-hook, or other instrument for piercing, intended to fix it in place; a beard. noun

A linen covering for the throat and breast, sometimes also for the lower part of the face, worn by women throughout the middle ages in western Europe. It was at times peculiar to nuns or women in mourning. noun

A band or small scarf of lace, or other fine material, worn by women at the neck or as a headdress. noun

Same as barbel, 3. noun

In heraldry, one of the five leaves of the calyx which project beyond and between the petals of the heraldic rose. See barbed, 3. noun

A bur or roughness produced in the course of metal-working, as in coining and engraving. noun

A military term used in the phrase to fire in barb, in barbette, or en barbe, that is, to fire cannon over the parapet instead of through the embrasures. noun

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.

A hurtful or disparaging remark.

A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.

Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard.

A horse.

One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.

Any of various species of freshwater carp-like fish that have barbels and belong to the cyprinid family.

Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish), found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.

A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.

A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.

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. [Written also barbel and barble.]

A bit for a horse.

A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.

A fan of the infamous female rapper Nicki Minaj Urban Dictionary

Extremely sharp, saw-toothed shaped dart, made of cartillage and grows on the back tail of sting rays. It is used by the animal for defense. In addition to being razon sharp, the barb is also poisonous. Urban Dictionary

Short for Barbiturate, a class of benzo-like drugs. Urban Dictionary

Short for barbarossa, the finest of all cheap spiced rums and ultimate gentleman's beverage. Urban Dictionary

Barb, short form for Barbarian. A character in the game Diablo II Urban Dictionary

1. a barbiturate drug 2. short for the name Barbara Urban Dictionary

It means understand and is very famous in Ghana and some other West African countries. Urban Dictionary

It is an acronym meaning one who "beats around the bush" Or one that wastes time. Urban Dictionary

A lesbian who is exceedingly butch, often referred to as a "bull dyke". Originates from the shortening of the word 'Barbie'. Barbies become 'Barbs' when little girls become scissor-happy and cut off all their hair, resembling the hair-dos of many 'Barbs'. Urban Dictionary

A doll representing a conventionally attractive young woman. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to barb:
barb.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word barb:
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Words that rhyme with barb:
garb, rhubarb, arb, barbe, farb, goldfarb, harb, garbe, indian rhubarb, aldicarb, chinese rhubarb, bog rhubarb, himalayan rhubarb, garden rhubarb, carb-, zarb, golfarb, himmelfarb, schlarb, srinagarb.

Adjectives that are often used to describe barb:
single, small, little, sharp, fiery, last, black, spanish, pointed, final, short, long, full, arab, cruel, occasional, poor, hidden, poisonous, double, rosy, next, inner, keen, outer, verbal, white, tiny, subtle, stinging, sarcastic, moorish, artificial, gallant, ironic, slight, deadly, added, sharpest, fine, favourite, satiric, cretan, lateral, beautiful, gentle, pure, wooden, light, venomous, spirited, grey, veiled, envenomed, satirical, furious, dappled, broken, vicious, ineradicable, slender, adjacent, stingray, delicate, arabian, submarine, hooked, curved, intended, like, andalusian, terminal, recurved, sharpened, powerful, thoroughbred, shaped, stout, nasty, witty, point.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective barb:
wire, maker, war, adj, points, lee, wires, harpoons, mares, needle, frat, needles.

Consonant match to barb:
barbe.

Words that sound like barb:
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