Hyphenation of barb

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barb

Definitions of barb:

1.
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
2.
The pointed part of barbed wire
3.
A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
4.
One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
5.
Provide with barbs
Barbed wire

Synonyms of barb:

noun shot, shaft, slam, dig, jibe, gibe, remark, comment
noun point
noun point
noun fibril, filament, strand
verb change, alter, modify
verb change, alter, modify

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