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— English words —

• barb n. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted…
• barb n. (Figuratively) A hurtful or disparaging remark.
• barb n. A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
• barb n. (Ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.
• barb n. (Ichthyology) Any of various species of freshwater carp-like fish that have barbels and belong to the cyprinid family.
• barb n. (US) The sciaenid fish Menticirrhus americanus, found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
• barb n. (Botany) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
• barb n. (Obsolete) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
• barb n. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands…
• barb n. (Obsolete) A bit for a horse.
• barb n. A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.
• barb v. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
• barb v. (Nigeria) To cut (hair).
• barb v. (Obsolete) To shave or dress the beard of.
• barb v. (Obsolete) To clip; to mow.
• barb n. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
• barb n. A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
• barb n. (Informal, pharmacology) A barbiturate.
• barb n. Armor for a horse.
• barb v. To cover a horse in armor.
• Barb prop.n. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
• Barb prop.n. A surname.
• Barb n. (Slang) A fan of the American singer Nicki Minaj, especially a female one.
• Barb. prop.n. (Law) Abbreviation of Barbados.
• -barb- interf. (Pharmacology) Used to form names of barbituric acid derivatives used as hypnotics.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Catalan
  • barb n. Barbel (freshwater fish of the genus Barbus).
  • barb n. Blackhead (skin blemish).
• Manx
  • barb adj. Sharp, drastic.
  • barb adj. Cruel, rough.
  • barb n. Sharp point, javelin.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• Barb s. Apellido.
• Barb s. Hipocorístico de Barbara.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• barb s. Barbiglio (significato 2), ardiglione.

— In German —

• Barb S. Weiblicher Vorname.

— In Portuguese —

• barb- ante. Barba.

159 English words from 30 English definitions

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1 English word from 5 foreign definitions

Barbara

1 foreign word from 30 English definitions

Barbus

8 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

Apellido ardiglione Barba Barbiglio Hipocorístico significato Vorname Weiblicher

382 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Barbo bar-b-q bar-B-Q barbs Barbs Barbz barbal Barban Barbar barbat barbed Barbee barbel barber Barber barbet barbie Barbie Barbin barble Barbon Barbos barboy bar-b-q'd bar-B-Q'd bar-b-qs bar-B-Qs Barbra Barbre barbud barbut barback barbara Barbara Barbaro Barbars barbary Barbary barbate Barbato barbats Barbeau barbell barbels bar-be-q'd barbera Barbera Barbero barbers barber's +332 words

160 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Ebarbs t-barbs Ybarbo debarbs jubarbs rubarbs St␣Barbe unbarbs Ybarbos debarbed rhubarbs rhubarby unbarbed debarbing hose␣barbs Labarbera nonbarbed rhubarbed rosy␣barbs unbarbing Labarberas phenobarbs rhubarbing Sta.␣Barbara tiger␣barbs unbarbered amobarbital antibarbari Calabar␣bean debarbarize febarbamate nanobarbell nonbarbaric non-barbaric nonbarbecue probarbital proxibarbal rebarbarize rebarbative rhabarbarin rhubarbarin rhubarblike subarboreal unbarbarize unbarbarous unbarbecued vinbarbital allobarbital amobarbitals antibarbarus +110 words

26 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Ebarb t-barb debarb jubarb rubarb unbarb Ant.␣&␣Barb. rhubarb hose␣barb rosy␣barb carbubarb eterobarb giant␣barb heptabarb interbarb phenobarb tiger␣barb spanner␣barb wild␣rhubarb false␣rhubarb giant␣rhubarb monk's␣rhubarb donkey␣rhubarb Indian␣rhubarb rhubarb␣rhubarb rhubarb␣rhubarb␣rhubarb

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

arb ARB Arb. bar Bar BAR bar- Bar.

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

bra Rab

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

abbr abbr. BBAR Rabb

31 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

abbrs abbrs. abbrv. abbur Arbib Babar Baber Barbo bar-b-q bar-B-Q barbs Barbs Barbz bebar Bebra Berba bobar Brabo Braby breba Bubar Burba Crabb Ebarb rabab rabbi Rabbi rebab robab rubab t-barb

20 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

abb abb. ABR abr. arb ARB Arb. bab bar Bar BAR bar- Bar. BBA B.B.A. bra brb BRB Rab RBA

36 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Babb bara bard Bard BARD bare Bare Baré barf bari Bari Barí bark barm barn Baro baro- barr Barr bars BARs BARS Bart BART bary- birb burb 'burb carb carb- darb farb garb Harb larb yarb

11 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

arb ARB Arb. bab bar Bar BAR bar- Bar. brb BRB

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