Plural for a hard, sharp and pointed projection or structure
“When Betty Bee sets her stinger deep into your skin she forgets she has a barb attached to her stinger that prevents her from pulling it out of her victim.”
Plural for a deliberately hurtful remark
“She couldn't help but flinch at the barb aimed directly at her insecurities.”
Plural for a witty remark or joke
Plural for any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage
Plural for an antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect
Plural for a short, heavy arrow shot from a crossbow
Plural for a bent piece of metal, typically barbed and baited, for catching fish
Plural for a spearlike weapon with a barbed head
Plural for a curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals
To give a point to
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