Unscramble barbs

Definition of barb

noun:

• 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". Synonyms: dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam.
• 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.

verb:

• provide with barbs; "barbed wire".

Related words

fluke.

Words nearby

arb, bar, barbu, bard, bare, barf, bari, bark, barm, barn, bars, bart, garb.

Rhymes with

arb, garb.