Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gibe | Yes | No | Yes | No |
barb | Yes | No | Yes | No |
gibe (noun) | barb (noun) |
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an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather |
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove | |
the pointed part of barbed wire | |
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect |
gibe (verb) | barb (verb) |
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laugh at with contempt and derision | provide with barbs |
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics |