barb
Definitions
Noun
- An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- The pointed part of barbed wire
- A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
- One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
Verb
- Provide with barbs
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "barb".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | barbecue | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | barbed | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | barbara | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | barber | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | barbell | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | barbarians | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | barbecues | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | barbecued | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | barbs | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | barbarian | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | barbaric | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | barbarous | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | barbed-wire | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | barber's | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | barbiturate | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | barbour | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | barb | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | barb's | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | barba | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | barbados | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | barbagallo | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | barbakow | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | barbanel | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | barbano | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | barbara's | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | barbaree | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | barbarino | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | barbarism | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | barbarity | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | barbaro | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | barbary | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | barbash | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | barbato | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | barbe | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | barbeau | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | barbecue's | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | barbecueing | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | barbee | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | barbella | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | barbells | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | barbels | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | barbeque | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | barbequed | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | barbequeing | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | barbeques | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | barbera | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | barberi | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | barberio | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | barberis | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | barbero | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | barbers | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | barbershop | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | barbette | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | barbian | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | barbie | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | barbie's | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | barbier | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | barbieri | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | barbieri's | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | barbies | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | barbin | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | barbiturates | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | barbo | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | barbone | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | barbosa | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | barbour's | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | barboursville | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | barboza | 3 | 0 |
| 69 | barbra | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | barbre | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | barbuda | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | barby | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | ebarb | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | labarbera | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | rhubarb | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | ybarbo | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "barb".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "barb" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "barb" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "barb" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "barb".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | barb's | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 76
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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