Barb - English meaning

Barb – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A 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.
Usage examples:
It was a simple hunting arrow, without a particularly sharp edge or barbs that would make it harder…
Synonims:
Spike Prong Point Projection Spur Thorn Needle Prickle Spine Quill Bristle Tine Spicule Spicula Spiculum Spinule
noun
A fleshy filament at the mouth of some fish, such as barbel and catfish.
Usage examples:
The hybrids were good looking fish but careful examination of the mouths would show tell-tale signs…
noun
A freshwater fish with barbels around the mouth, popular in aquaria.
Usage examples:
Many indian species like catfish, dwarf and giant gourami, and barbs are popular abroad and fetch g…

noun
A small horse of a hardy breed originally from north africa.
Usage examples:
The rancho riding herd is usually 27 horses, mainly spanish barbs and mixes of that breed.

verb
Cut or style (a person's hair).
Usage examples:
He has barbed the hair of any celebrity you can think of

noun
The sharp part of a fish hook or arrow that makes it difficult to remove from something caught on it
Usage examples:
Some of weaver’s sharpest barbs were aimed at his boss.

Barb translation into English

Barb: translate from English into Chinese

倒钩, 矛头, 蜇, 螫

Barb: translate from English into Dutch

Weerhaak, Van weerhaken voorzien

Barb: translate from English into French

Barbillon, Barbelure, Trait

Barb: translate from English into German

Widerhaken, Stachel, Spitze, Bart, Fahne, Mit widerhaken versehen

Barb: translate from English into Hindi

कंटिया, आँकड़ी, कांटा, दांत, दांता, कंगूरा, काँटा

Barb: translate from English into Italian

Barba, Barbiglio, Punta uncinata

Barb: translate from English into Korean

미늘, 깃, 가시를 달다, 수염 모양의 것, 새의 깃, 목에 두르는 횐 리넨천, 바르바리 말, 마늘을 달다

Barb: translate from English into Russian

Колючка, Зубец, Шип, Бородка, Колкость, Зазубрина, Ость, Заусенец, Колкое замечание, Ус, Усики, Оснащать колючками, Снабдить колючками

Barb: translate from English into Spanish

Lengüeta, Barba, Dardo, Barbilla, Caballo árabe, Poner lengüetas en

Word origin

mid 16th century (in now obsolete British use, in the sense ‘shave or trim a man's beard’, from the French verb barber, from barbe ‘beard’): in modern Nigerian use a back-formation from barbe

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Barb synonims

bristle

noun
A short, stiff hair on an animal's skin or a man's face.
Usage examples:
I haven't shaved for the day, so short bristles of my beard pepper my chin.

verb
(of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, typically as a sign of anger or fear.
Usage examples:
The hair on the back of his neck bristled

Bristle - all meanings in English

needle

noun
A very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.
Usage examples:
A darning needle

verb
Prick or pierce with or as if with a needle.
Usage examples:
Dust needled his eyes

verb
A sharp pointed implement

Needle - all meanings in English

point

noun
The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.
Usage examples:
The point of his dagger

verb
A fielding position on the off side near the batsman.

Point - all meanings in English

prickle

noun
A short pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn.
Usage examples:
The prickles of the gorse bushes

verb
(of a part of the body) experience a tingling sensation, especially as a result of strong emotion.
Usage examples:
The sound made her skin prickle with horror

noun
A stinging feeling as if made by a sharp point
Usage examples:
A prickle of fear ran up the back of my neck., [ t ] she lay on the dry grass, which prickled the b…

Prickle - all meanings in English

projection

noun
An estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends.
Usage examples:
Plans based on projections of slow but positive growth

Projection - all meanings in English

prong

noun
Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork.
Usage examples:
Beryllium fork tips were also manufactured to be attached to the prongs of standard forks for handl…

verb
Pierce or stab with a fork.
Usage examples:
He passed his fork to the right hand to prong the meat

noun
One of two or more long pointed parts at the end of a tool, electric plug, or other object

Prong - all meanings in English

quill

kwɪl

noun
Any of the main wing or tail feathers of a bird.
Usage examples:
Outside the banquet hall there was a small oak table, upon which rested a yellowed parchment and a …

verb
Another term for penne.
Usage examples:
A dish of pasta quills tossed in a spicy tomato sauce

noun
A long, sharp point on a porcupine, or a large feather with the end cut to a sharp point that was used, esp. in the past, as a pen

Quill - all meanings in English

spicula

noun
A hard, pointed projection on part of a plant or animal; a spine or prickle.
Usage examples:
Some of the fibres are thickly covered with extremely minute spicula, occasionally aggregated into …

Spicula - all meanings in English

spicule

noun
A minute sharp-pointed object or structure that is typically present in large numbers, such as a fine particle of ice.
Usage examples:
A general overview on the structural organization of the proteinaceous filament inside spicules is …

Spicule - all meanings in English

spike

noun
A thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material.
Usage examples:
The spikes dug into the thin material of the bags, and dirt began to leak out.

verb
Impale on or pierce with a sharp point.
Usage examples:
She spiked another oyster

noun
A flower cluster formed of many flower heads attached directly to a long stem.
Usage examples:
This handsome plant has striking blue flowers in a spike on the stem

Spike - all meanings in English

spine

noun
A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone.
Usage examples:
A soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine

noun
The line of bones down the center of the back that provides support for the body
Usage examples:
Be careful of the cactus spines.

Spine - all meanings in English

spur

noun
A device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.
Usage examples:
Jacobs said he used the spurs to control the horse and that any force he used was to control the ho…

verb
Urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides.
Usage examples:
She spurred her horse towards the hedge

verb
To encourage an activity or development, or to cause something to develop faster
Usage examples:
The huge new factory spurred economic growth in the entire region., the team's win on saturday will…

Spur - all meanings in English

thorn

noun
A stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.
Usage examples:
Roses ramble over walls, branches stiff with thorns and laden with huge blossoms.

noun
A small, sharp, pointed growth on the stem of a plant
Usage examples:
Rose bushes have thorns.

Thorn - all meanings in English

tine

noun
A prong or sharp point, such as that on a fork or antler.
Usage examples:
Sharp tines or prongs, operated by a foot pedal or hand crank, grip the weed and yank it out of the…

noun
One of the sharp pointed parts on an object such as a fork or comb

Tine - all meanings in English

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