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barb
noun
verb
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- B
- Contains
- AR
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
noun
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
noun
the pointed part of barbed wire
noun
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
“his parting shot was ‘drop dead’”
verb
provide with barbs
“barbed wire”
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Example Sentences
his parting shot was ‘drop dead’
she threw shafts of sarcasm
she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
barbed wire
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