barb


barb - noun

  • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • the pointed part of barbed wire
  • a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
  • one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

    • barb - verb

    • provide with barbs

    barb - thesaurus

    dig   gibe   jibe   shaft   shot   slam  

    Scrabble score for barb

    b is 3 a is 1 r is 1 b is 3
    Scrabble score = 8

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