barb
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Synonyms for barb
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Synonyms for barb
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
the pointed part of barbed wire
Related Words
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
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