Barb

Definition:

  • (n.) Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
  • (n.) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
  • (n.) Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.
  • (n.) The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
  • (n.) A bit for a horse.
  • (n.) One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather.
  • (n.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.
  • (n.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
  • (v. t.) To shave or dress the beard of.
  • (v. t.) To clip; to mow.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
  • (n.) The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
  • (n.) A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
  • (n.) Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1.

Compare barb with other words:

barb vs. barm

barb vs. barf

barb vs. garb

barb vs. barn

barb vs. braid

barb vs. bark

barb vs. bare

barb vs. pheon

barb vs. fishgig

barb vs. barbicel

barb vs. barbellate

barb vs. penninerved

barb vs. minstrel

barb vs. nail

bar vs. barb

barb vs. herl

barb vs. barbule

barb vs. barbed

barb vs. quill

barb vs. harl

barb vs. cilice

barb vs. diminutive

barb vs. barbara

barb vs. harpoon

barb vs. lance

barb vs. moor

barb vs. breed

barb vs. barbary

barb vs. mow

barb vs. clip

barb vs. dress

barb vs. shave

barb vs. spear

barb vs. cover

barb vs. hurt

barb vs. hold

barb vs. furnish

barb vs. sock

barb vs. fastener

barb vs. bit

barb vs. plastic

barb vs. barble

barb vs. barbel

barb vs. swollen

barb vs. inflame

barb vs. cattle

barb vs. horse

barb vs. tongue

barb vs. submaxillary

barb vs. membrane

barb vs. mucous

barb vs. projection

barb vs. mourner

barb vs. muffler

barb vs. nun

barb vs. pigeon

barb vs. dun

barb vs. blackish

barb vs. hook

barb vs. double

barb vs. bristle

barb vs. hair

barb vs. whiting

barb vs. coast

barb vs. kingfish

barb vs. feather

barb vs. branch

barb vs. beard

barb vs. remark

barb vs. disparaging

barb vs. hurtful

barb vs. obliquely

barb vs. crosswise

barb vs. sharp

barb vs. prevent

barb vs. extracted

barb vs. fishhook

barb vs. point

arrow vs. barb

barb vs. bard

barb vs. wyvern

barb vs. vane

barb vs. grain

barb vs. dagger