barb

Definition von barb im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A diminutive of the female given name Barbara; 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
Having two barbs or points.; Several species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinid family; A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it; The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduces from Barbary into Spain by the Moors; To shave or dress the beard of; A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary; To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard
And now, in stead of mounting barbed steeds To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber.; 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
The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth.; Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard
The defensive armor with the horses of the ancient knights ... These are frequently, though improperly, stiled barbs.; A hair or bristle ending in a double hook; A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting; To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc
But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire. — Milton.; A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners; One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane; A bit for a horse; To clip; to mow; {v} to furnish horses with armor, to shave; 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.]; (Corrupt) To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard; North African horse, a major foundation breed in Spanish horses and the Mustang Spare and hardy, with a long, straight or convex head; the portion of a fitting (coupling) that is inserted into the hose, usually comprised of two or more radial serrations or ridges designed to form a redundant seal between the hose and fitting; A sharp backwards extension of a projectile point intended to act as a hook to keep the point within a wound; The nick on the point of a hook It is intended to keep the hook from backing out of a fish's mouth after it has been hooked; {f} make barbed; The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen; The raised metal part of a hook's point that keeps the bend in place after the point penetrates a fish's mouth; Armor for a horse; Thin parts of the feather attached to the shaft They form the vane, or fan, of the feather; {i} sharp hook-like projection; thorn; sharp comment; one of a breed of horse; (Corrupt) Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard; Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle; Same as 2d Bard, n; A barb is an unkind remark meant as a criticism of someone or something. The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would. = gibe; one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather; The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors; the pointed part of barbed wire; long pointed wing-like shoulders that are usually at the base end of a point; 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"; A short bristle with hooked end; a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove; (board arbiter) (n ) A part of the bus arbitration system One BARB is located on each system board; A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish-hook which makes it difficult to pull out; one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove the pointed part of barbed wire provide with barbs; "barbed wire; to prevent it from being easily extracted; Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else; The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc; A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; also improperly called whiting; a narrow projection at the junction of the blade and base of a point, often on corner-notched types; provide with barbs; "barbed wire"; Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it
barbed: Having barbs
barbed: Simple past tense and past participle of barb
hose barb: A short protrusion marked by ridges or dull barbs useful for securing a rubber hose or tube
spanner barb: A freshwater open water, substrate egg-scatterer fish commonly found in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo, scientific name Puntius lateristriga
t-barb: spanner barb
barbed: {a} jagged with hooks, bearded, shaved
barbed: See Barded which is the proper form
barbed: {s} spiked, spiky, hooked, thorny
barbed: "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
barbed: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc ; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
barbed: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire
barbed: Accoutered with defensive armor; said of a horse
barbed: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
barbed: A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism. barbed comments. = snide
barbed: past of barb
barbed: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc
barbed: Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire
barbed: Bearded (also applied to roses)
barbed: "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire
barbing: present participle of barb
barbs: third-person singular of barb
barbs: plural of barb
fire the first barb: say the first mean words in an argument, start a quarrel