barb
11barb- — Raíz de sonido expresivo o imitativo: ‘barbotar, barbullar’. ⇒ B...b …
12barb — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí …
13barb — ► NOUN 1) a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, etc., which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult. 2) a deliberately hurtful remark. DERIVATIVES barbless adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a… …
14barb — {{11}}barb (n.) late 14c., barb of an arrow, from O.Fr. barbe (11c.) beard, beardlike appendage, from L. barba beard, perhaps cognate with O.E. beard (see BEARD (Cf. beard)). {{12}}barb (v.) late 15c., to clip, mow; see BARB (Cf. barb) (n.).… …
15BARB — The Broadcasting Audience Research Board (BARB) replaced the Joint Industry Committee for Television Audience Research (JICTAR) in 1981 to permit an industry standard for the collection of audience data. BARB, while jointly owned by the BBC… …
16barb — [[t]bɑ͟ː(r)b[/t]] barbs 1) N COUNT A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish hook which makes it difficult to pull out. 2) N COUNT A barb is an unkind remark meant as a criticism of someone or something. The barb stung her… …
17barb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English barbe barb, beard, from Anglo French, from Latin barba more at beard Date: 14th century 1. a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck 2. a. a sharp projection extending… …
18barb — barb1 /bahrb/, n. 1. a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead. See illus. under fishhook. 2. an obviously or openly unpleasant or carping remark. 3. Bot., Zool. a hooked or sharp bristle. 4.… …
19Barb — barbiturate, barbituric * * * barb bärb n slang BARBITURATE …
20barb — barbiturate, barbituric * * * barb bärb n slang BARBITURATE …
