barb

Definitions of barb in various dictionaries:

noun - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

noun - the pointed part of barbed wire

noun - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

noun - one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

verb - provide with barbs

A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or tool, as on an arrow or fishhook.

A cutting remark.

One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.

A short, sharply hooked bristle or hairlike projection.

See barbel1.

Any of various Old World freshwater fishes of the genus Barbus or Puntius and related genera.

A linen covering for a woman’s head, throat, and chin worn in medieval times.

A horse of a breed introduced by the Moors into Spain from northern Africa that resembles the Arabians and is known for its speed and endurance.

One of a breed of domestic pigeons that is similar to the carrier and has dark plumage.

verb - to furnish with a barb (a sharp projection)