| Main Entry: | barb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point |
Synonyms: |
arrow, bristle, dart, prickle, prong, quill, shaft, spike, spur, thistle, thorn |
| Main Entry: | barb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pointed comment |
Synonyms: |
affront, criticism, cut, dig, gibe, insult, rebuff, sarcasm, scoff, sneer |
Antonyms: |
kindness, praise |
| Main Entry: | bristle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short, prickly hair |
Synonyms: |
barb, feeler, fiber, point, prickle, quill, spine, stubble, thorn, vibrissa, whisker |
| Main Entry: | claw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nail of animal; tool shaped like nail of an animal |
Synonyms: |
barb, cant hook, clapperclaw, crook, fang, fingernail, grapnel, grappler, hook, manus, nail claw, nipper, paw, pincer, retractile, spur, talon, tentacle, unguis, ungula |
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sharp end, top, end of extension |
Synonyms: |
apex, awn, barb, beak, bill, cape, claw, cusp, dagger, foreland, head, headland, jag, nib, pin point, prick, prickler, promontory, prong, snag, spike, spine, spire, spur, sticker, stiletto, summit, sword, thorn, tine, tip, tooth |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
Antonyms: |
bluntness, dullness |
| Main Entry: | taunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | provocation; teasing |
Synonyms: |
backhanded compliment, barb, brickbat, censure, comeback, crack, cut, derision, dig, dirty dig, dump, gibe, insult, jab, jeer, mockery, outrage, parting shot, put-down, reproach, ridicule, sarcasm, slam*, slap, snappy comeback, swipe |
Antonyms: |
compliment, praise, respect |
| Main Entry: | thorn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prickle |
Synonyms: |
barb, bramble, brier, nettle, point, spine, thistle |
| Main Entry: | prickle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tingling |
Synonyms: |
barb, bristle, chill, point, sensation, spiculum, spike, spine, thorn |
| Main Entry: | shaft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long part of something |
Synonyms: |
arrow, axis, axle, bar, barb, beam, chimney, column, conduit, cylinder, diaphysis, duct, flue, handle, helve, hole, lance, missile, monolith, obelisk, pillar, pinnacle, pole, ray, rod, spear, spindle, spire, thill, tongue, tunnel, vent |
| Main Entry: | mucro |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point |
Synonyms: |
acicula, acumination, apex, awn, barb, beak, bill, cape, claw, cusp, dagger, foreland, head, headland, jag, mucronation, nib, pin point, prick, prickler, promontory, prong, snag, spike, spine, spire, spur, sticker, stiletto, summit, sword, thorn, tine, tip, tooth |