Barb Mnemonic
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barb
barb
/bɑː(ɹ)b/
Examples
- Infantrymen are often trained and inured to the injuries caused by barbed wire.
- Barbed tape is also characterised by the shape of the barbs.
- The Barb proved to be highly strung and temperamental.
- The Barb was sold for 200 guineas as a yearling.
- The clipper barb is of commercial interest in the industry.
- The current superintendent of the district is Barb Thompson.
- Barb Lundgren is the founder of the Rethinking Education Conference.
- The barbs penetrated opposite sides of the mouth of the fish.
- Aimed and fired, the harpoon barb would hook into the whale.
- Barb and Ben escape and lock the other zombies in the garage.
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
noun
the pointed part of barbed wire
noun
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
noun
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
noun
provide with barbs
verb
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"Bar + Bee. A sharp bee sting at the bar."
"Bar + Bee. A sharp bee at the bar stings deep."
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