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(verb) provide with barbs, as of fences, for example; "barbed wire" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) provide with barbs; "barbed wire" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(noun) one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather |
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Related Words: fibril, filament, strand |
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(noun) a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an object hard to remove |
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Related Words: fluke, point |
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(noun) the pointed part of barbed wire |
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Related Words: point |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam |
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Related Words: comment, remark |
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