The meaning of Barbs

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

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

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.

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…

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

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

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

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 …

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 …

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

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.

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…

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.

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