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barb

/bɑrb/

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noun
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
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Similar:

dig gibe jibe shaft shot slam

type of:
input remark comment
noun
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
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type of:
point

part of:
spear arrowhead hook lance shaft
noun
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
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type of:
fibril filament strand

part of:
vane web
verb
provide with barbs
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"barbed wire"

type of:
modify alter change
noun
the pointed part of barbed wire
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type of:
point

part of:
barbed wire barbwire

Synonyms & Similar Words

change point shot dig comment slam shaft alter input remark strand fluke modify jibe filament fibril gibe cheap shot