"barbs" in the noun sense
1. shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
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"
2. barb
the pointed part of barbed wire
3. barb
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
4. barb
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
"barbs" in the verb sense
1. barb
provide with barbs
"barbed wire"
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