barbi — meaning in English

English meaning

• barb noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
• barbie noun Informal Australian/British term for a barbecue, either the grill or the event.

Senses

barbi is used for these senses in English:

• Barbie A tall, slender female fashion doll.
• barb Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.
• barbel (biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.

barb — full definition

1. noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
2. noun A sharp, cutting remark meant to hurt or provoke.
3. noun Any of various small freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels near the mouth.
4. verb To fit something with barbs.

barbie — full definition

1. noun Informal Australian/British term for a barbecue, either the grill or the event.
2. name A brand of tall, slim fashion doll made by Mattel, and informally, someone (or something) resembling that doll's idealized look.

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