BARB

(noun) one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
she was so fascinated by the intricate arrangement of the barbs on the black feather we found. -added by diviya_inlas
(noun) a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
the barb had ripped through into his flesh making it almost imposible to remove without causing further damage. -added by diviya_inlas
(noun) the pointed part of barbed wire
i have decided to go wild and paint just the barbs of the wire- what do you think of bright orange for it? -added by diviya_inlas
(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"
synonyms : dig , gibe , jibe , shaft , shot , slam
inspite of his poker face, you could say that all of her barbs had hit home,hard. -added by diviya_inlas
teammates gibing each other when one fouls up an important play -added by nithi
(verb) provide with barbs
"barbed wire"
The fence was barbed. -added by naila_inlas

Selected Mnemonic for barb

(Tag: Global) barber uses scissor to cut your hair so barb can be taken from it as a cutting remark.
added by sriharisharma

Mnemonics for barb

(Tag: ) Imagine a 'barb-e-que' being prepared with the help of a needle-like-stick..
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(Tag: ) barb sounds like BARBER-so remember tat BARBER will be having SHARP scissors
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(Tag: english) generally we call a barb(for laying fencing)wire hence it refers to sharp thick which is projected on a wire and hence it can openly cut ...
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(Tag: ENG) BEst example wld be an BarbWIre Used for fencing for protection against theft...!!
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(Tag: ) imagine a barbarian running with sharp objects in hand and shouting cutting remarks
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