Definition of barb

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Barb (n.) The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else..

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Cannibalism :: Cannibalism (n.) The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind. Hence; Murderous cruelty; barbarity.
Lycine :: Lycine (n.) A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.
Semibarbarous :: Semibarbarous (a.) Half barbarous.
Barbarian :: Barbarian (a.) Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations..
Barbarian :: Barbarian (n.) A man in a rule, savage, or uncivilized state..
Barbados :: Barbados (n.) Alt. of Barbadoe.
Malpighia :: Malpighia (n.) A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.
Sadr :: Sadr (n.) A plant of the genus Ziziphus (Z. lotus); -- so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food. See Lotus (b)..
Barbre :: Barbre (a.) Barbarian.
Barbarize :: Barbarize (v. i.) To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.
Podophyllum :: Podophyllum (n.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American Podohyllum peltatum, or May apple, the Himalayan P. Emodi..
Barbecue :: Barbecue (v. t.) To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog..
Inhumanly :: Inhumanly (adv.) In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.
Barbadian :: Barbadian (a.) Of or pertaining to Barbados.
Barbarity :: Barbarity (n.) The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
Barbecue :: Barbecue (n.) A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried..
Arrow :: Arrow (n.) A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow..
Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed..
Savagery :: Savagery (n.) An act of cruelty; barbarity.
Barbarizing :: Barbarizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Barbariz.
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