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Nouns (8)

n. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

n. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

n. the pointed part of barbed wire

n. 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"

Verbs (2)

provide with barbs

v. of fences, for example

provide with a barb

v. provide with a barb

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Fuzzynyms (24)

bristle

n. a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic

quill, pinion, flight feather, quill feather

n. any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

back, spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column

n. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

insult, affront

n. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

catcall

n. a cry expressing disapproval

mockery, jeer, jeering, scoff, scoffing

n. showing your contempt by derision

arrow

n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

dart

n. a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

abuse, insult, revilement, contumely

n. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"

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