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Word | Barb |
Telugu Meaning | చిల్ల |
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 / one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather / Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. / sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark / a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fishhook, or similar item, angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult. / a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck / a: a sharp projection extending backward (as from the point of an arrow or fishhook) and preventing easy extraction; also : a sharp projection with its point similarly oblique to something else b: a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment / 2barbel / any of the side branches of the shaft of a feather — see feather illustration / a plant hair or bristle ending in a hook / to furnish with a barb / any of a northern African breed of horses that are noted for speed and endurance / barbiturate / slang : barbiturate, | |
Usage | ⇒ Her barbs of sarcasm had clearly struck home ⇒ Who can blame the president if he's happier fishing in Maine than being back in Washington listening to his critics' barbed remarks? ⇒ It was a simple hunting arrow, without a particularly sharp edge or barbs that would make it harder to remove. |
Synonyms | spike, spur, prickle, spine, shaft, gibe, thorn, jibe, bristle, dig, needle, quill, dart, point, prong, shot, cusp, affront, insult, quip, |
Antonyms | praise, compliment, kindness, acclaim, applause, blunt, commendation, compliance, compliments, congratulations, courtesy, deference, enforcement, flattery, generosity, acceptance, acceptation, acclamation, accolade, achievement, |
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