Barb

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead. 1.2 an obviously or openly unpleasant or carping remark. 1.3 Botany, Zoology . a hooked or sharp bristle. 1.4 Ornithology . one of the processes attached to the rachis of a feather. 1.5 one of a breed of domestic pigeons, similar to the carriers or homers, having a short, broad bill. 1.6 any of numerous, small, Old World cyprinid fishes of the genera Barbus and Puntius, often kept in aquariums. 1.7 Usually, barbs. Veterinary Pathology . a small protuberance under the tongue in horses and cattle, esp. when inflamed and swollen. 1.8 Also, barbe. a linen covering for the throat and breast, formerly worn by women mourners and now only by some nuns. 1.9 Obsolete . a beard. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to furnish with a barb or barbs. 3 Antonyms 3.1 noun 4 Synonyms 4.1 noun

Noun

a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.

an obviously or openly unpleasant or carping remark.

Botany, Zoology . a hooked or sharp bristle.

Ornithology . one of the processes attached to the rachis of a feather.

one of a breed of domestic pigeons, similar to the carriers or homers, having a short, broad bill.

any of numerous, small, Old World cyprinid fishes of the genera Barbus and Puntius, often kept in aquariums.

Usually, barbs. Veterinary Pathology . a small protuberance under the tongue in horses and cattle, esp. when inflamed and swollen.

Also, barbe. a linen covering for the throat and breast, formerly worn by women mourners and now only by some nuns.

Obsolete . a beard.

Verb (used with object)

to furnish with a barb or barbs.

Antonyms

noun

kindness , praise

Synonyms

noun

arrow , bristle , dart , prickle , prong , quill , shaft , spike , spur , thistle , thorn , affront , criticism , cut , dig , gibe , insult , rebuff , sarcasm , scoff , sneer , awn , beard , bur , burr , clip , file , hook , horse , jag , point , projection , ridge , snag