Engelsk navneord: barb | |||
1. | barb (om kommunikation) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His parting shot was `drop dead'. She threw shafts of sarcasm. She takes a dig at me every chance she gets. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | comment, input, remark | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cheap shot | ||
2. | barb (om genstand) the pointed part of barbed wire | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | point | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | barbed wire, barbwire | ||
3. | barb (om genstand) a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | point | ||
Mere specifikke termer | fluke | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | arrowhead, hook, lance, shaft, spear | ||
4. | barb (om dyr) one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fibril, filament, strand | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | vane, web | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: barb | |||
1. | barb (om relation) provide with barbs | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Barbed wire. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | alter, change, modify | ||