(n): a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
(n): the pointed part of barbed wire
(n): sharp end
(n): a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
(n): sharp end
(n): one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
(n): a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
(v): provide with barbs
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"She barbs with wit those darts too keen before: —"
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