Synonyms for barb
Definitions
- n. 1
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. 2
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.
Related words
- Word family
- barbate barbel
- Phrases
- red-line torpedo barb spanner barb
- Is a kind of
- cyprinid fish vertebrate animal organism
Forms
- Plural
- barbs → shafts, jibes, shots, slams…
Example sentences
- dig In 1848, people came to California to dig for gold.
- slam Matthew began to slam the door at a harsher level.
- jibe I'm tired of your anti-science jibe from your religion.
By length
- 3 letters
- dig1
- 4 letters
- shot1, slam1, jibe1, gibe1
- 5 letters
- horse1, shaft1
- 6 letters
- insult2, barbel2, barble
- 7 letters
- prickle
- 11 letters
- barbiturate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (insult2 = 2 syllables).