1. A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it; the down covering the surface of some plants; the points that stand backward in an arrow, fish-hook, &c., to prevent its being extracted.

2. To furnish with barbs, as a fishhook, spear, &c.; to clothe with armour.

3. A horse of Barbary breed; a Barbary pigeon. See Barbe.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• burb,
• barbar,
• berbs,
• vurb,
• barp,
• balb,
• bab,
• babby,
• barbic,
• barbi,
• barbly,
• bary,
• baja,
• bayby,
• bambu,
• bbbb,
• barg,
• bearby,
• barr,
• aborb

• Barbie,
• barbu,
• Barbe,
• barbee,
• barf,
• barba,
• barbeau,
• bairava.

The adverb form of "barb" is "barblessly".

The adjective form of the word "barb" is "barbed".

The plural of the "barb" can be the "barbs".

The singular of the "barb" can be the "barb".