barb, n.
(barbs)
freq. cnt. 1
(barbs)
freq. cnt. 1
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
barb dig gibe jibe shaft shot slam
sample sentences
"his parting shot was `drop dead'""she threw shafts of sarcasm"
"she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
<noun.animal>
barb
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
<noun.artifact>
barb
the pointed part of barbed wire
<noun.artifact>
barb
lexical pointers
derivationally related form