English dictionary: words starting with barb
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nounA sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, or similar object, which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult.
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It was a simple hunting arrow, without a particularly sharp edge or barbs that would make it harder…
verbCut or style (a person's hair).
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He has barbed the hair of any celebrity you can think of
noun(in mexican cooking) beef, lamb, or other meat that has been slowly cooked with seasonings, typically shredded as a filling in tacos, burritos, etc.
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A fried tortilla filled with your choice of marinated chicken, barbacoa, or carnitas
adjectiveRelating to or characteristic of barbados or its inhabitants.
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A senior barbadian player
nounA native or inhabitant of barbados.
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Written literature by barbadians received its first real debut in the 1940s and 1950s
proper nounAn island country in the caribbean, the most easterly of the caribbean islands; population 284,000 (estimated 2015); official language, english; capital, bridgetown. barbados became a british colony in the 1630s and remained british until 1966, when it gained independence as a commonwealth state.
noun(in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to one of the great civilizations (greek, roman, christian).
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The city was besieged by the barbarians
adjectiveRelating to ancient barbarians.
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Barbarian invasions
noun(in ancient times) a member of a people not belonging to one of the great civilizations (greek, roman, christian).
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The city was besieged by the barbarians
adjectiveRelating to ancient barbarians.
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Barbarian invasions
adjectiveSavagely cruel.
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He carried out barbaric acts in the name of war
adverbIn a way that is extremely cruel and unpleasant
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Soldiers were accused of behaving as barbarically as the terrorists., people who object to anyone w…
verbCause to become savage or uncultured.
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These poor inhabitants had been deliberately barbarized
verbCause to become savage or uncultured.
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These poor inhabitants had been deliberately barbarized
verbCause to become savage or uncultured.
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These poor inhabitants had been deliberately barbarized
nounAbsence of culture and civilization.
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The collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism
nounAbsence of culture and civilization.
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The collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism
nounExtreme cruelty or brutality.
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The barbarity of the act outraged millions
nounExtreme cruelty or brutality.
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The barbarity of the act outraged millions
verbCause to become savage or uncultured.
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These poor inhabitants had been deliberately barbarized
verbCause to become savage or uncultured.
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These poor inhabitants had been deliberately barbarized
verbCause to become savage or uncultured.
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These poor inhabitants had been deliberately barbarized
verbCause to become savage or uncultured.
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These poor inhabitants had been deliberately barbarized
adjectiveExtremely brutal.
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Many early child-rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards
proper nounA former name for the saracen countries of north and north-western africa, together with moorish spain. the area was noted between the 16th and 18th centuries as a haunt of pirates.
nounAn old world bat with broad ears that meet over the head.
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Also, records of barbastelles have never been reported from the eastern part of the crimean peninsu…
nounA meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out of doors on a rack over an open fire or on a special appliance.
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In the evening there was a barbecue
verbCook (food) on a barbecue.
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Fish barbecued with herbs
verbCook (food) on a barbecue.
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Fish barbecued with herbs
nounA meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out of doors on a rack over an open fire or on a special appliance.
Usage examples:
In the evening there was a barbecue
nounA meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out of doors on a rack over an open fire or on a special appliance.
Usage examples:
In the evening there was a barbecue
verbCook (food) on a barbecue.
Usage examples:
Fish barbecued with herbs
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