English dictionary: words starting with barbi

noun

The outer defence of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge.

Usage examples:

A barbican is a city's first line of defence: and railtrack is a company under siege.

noun

The outer defence of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge.

Usage examples:

A barbican is a city's first line of defence: and railtrack is a company under siege.

noun

Short for barbecue

Usage examples:

I roasted the lamb in the barbie., there is nothing better than a nice, relaxed barbie on a fine su…

verb

Cut or style (a person's hair).

Usage examples:

He has barbed the hair of any celebrity you can think of

noun

A long-acting sedative and sleep-inducing drug of the barbiturate type; barbitone.

Usage examples:

The author performed immunoprecipitation with immunodiffusion, using petri dishes that contained 15…

noun

A long-acting sedative and sleep-inducing drug of the barbiturate type; barbitone.

Usage examples:

The author performed immunoprecipitation with immunodiffusion, using petri dishes that contained 15…

noun

A long-acting sedative and sleep-inducing drug of the barbiturate type.

Usage examples:

But realising the deer had not been shot, he called a vet who confirmed it had been put down by inj…

noun

Any of a class of sedative and sleep-inducing drugs derived from barbituric acid.

Usage examples:

Drugs for which subjects were tested included cocaine, opiates, marijuana, phencyclidine, benzodiaz…

noun

Any of a class of sedative and sleep-inducing drugs derived from barbituric acid.

Usage examples:

Drugs for which subjects were tested included cocaine, opiates, marijuana, phencyclidine, benzodiaz…