barb

  • 21barb — UK [bɑː(r)b] / US [bɑrb] noun [countable] Word forms barb : singular barb plural barbs 1) a short curved point on something such as a fishing hook that makes it difficult to remove 2) a remark or criticism that is unkind, although it may seem… …

    English dictionary

  • 22barb — I [[t]bɑrb[/t]] n. 1) a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead 2) an obviously or openly unpleasant or carping remark 3) bot zool. a hooked or sharp bristle 4) orn one of the series of paired… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23barb — Kingfish King fish (k[i^]ng f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) An American marine food fish of the genus {Menticirrus}, especially {Menticirrus saxatilis}, or {Menticirrus nebulosos}, of the Atlantic coast; called also {whiting}, {surf whiting}, and… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24Barb — Barbary horse ♦ A breed of horse from Barbary , or Berber, coast of the Mediterranean (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco), and rather smaller than the Arabian. The term equus de Barbaria occurs in letters of the Emperor Frederick II in 1240. In …

    Medieval glossary

  • 25barb — noun 1) the hook has a nasty barb Syn: spike, prong, spur, thorn, needle, prickle, spine, quill 2) the barbs from his critics Syn: insult, sneer, jibe, cutting remark …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 26barb — I. /bab / (say bahb) noun 1. a point or pointed part projecting backwards from a main point, as of a fishhook, an arrowhead, or a fence wire. 2. a sharp or unkind implication in a remark; cutting comment. 3. Botany, Zoology a beard like growth or …

  • 27barb — n. a barbiturate; a barbiturate capsule. (Drugs.) □ Old Joey is hooked on barbs. □ You got a barb I can bum? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 28barb — n. & v. n. 1 a secondary backward facing projection from an arrow, fish hook, etc., angled to make extraction difficult. 2 a deliberately hurtful remark. 3 a beardlike filament at the mouth of some fish, e.g. barbel and catfish. 4 any one of the… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 29Barb Wire (film) — Barb Wire Barb Wire est un film américain réalisé par David Hogan, sorti en 1996. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …

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  • 30Barb Wire — est un film américain réalisé par David Hogan, sorti en 1996. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …

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