Barb (Noun)
Meaning 1
A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 4
The pointed part of barbed wire.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.