Vi fant 25 definisjoner av barb på engelsk.
Noun |
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| barb - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove | ||
| point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" | ||
| hook a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent | ||
| arrowhead the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow | ||
| spear, lance, shaft a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon | ||
| barb - the pointed part of barbed wire | ||
| point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" | ||
| barbed wire, barbwire strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage | ||
| barb - one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather | ||
| fibril, filament, strand a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | ||
| barb - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" | ||
| shot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibe | ||
| remark, comment, input explicit notice; "it passed without remark" | ||
Verb |
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| barb - provide with barbs; "barbed wire" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
Substantiv |
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| barb - 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. | ||
| barb - A hurtful or disparaging remark. | ||
| barb - A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. | ||
| barb - Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard. | ||
| barb - One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. | ||
| barb - Several species of freshwater fish of the cyprinid family. | ||
| barb - A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting. | ||
| barb - A hair or bristle ending in a double hook. | ||
| barb - A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary. | ||
| barb - A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. | ||
| barb - 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. Written also barbel and barble. | ||
| barb - A bit for a horse. | ||
| barb - A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I with serifs, used to attach socks etc. to their packaging. | ||
| barb - The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduces from Barbary into Spain by the Moors. | ||
Verb |
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| barb - To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc. | ||
| barb - To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard. | ||
| barb - To shave or dress the beard of. | ||
| barb - To clip; to mow. |