Associations to the word «Barbed»
Noun
- Fence
- Trench
- Fencing
- Filament
- Barb
- Barricade
- Spear
- Perimeter
- Wire
- Monomer
- Strand
- Razor
- Arrow
- Cactus
- Abyss
- Bouquet
- Obstacle
- Bunker
- Sable
- Tangle
- Rancher
- Searchlight
- Coil
- Ditch
- Sentry
- Mesh
- Shrike
- Ghetto
- Dart
- Rope
- Thorn
- Javelin
- Hook
- Concrete
- Sting
- Suture
- Internment
- Shaft
- Quill
- Foley
- Spike
- Barracks
- Cage
- Enclosure
- Barrier
- Gage
- Parapet
- Fortification
- Gates
- Dug
- Redoubt
- Spine
- Bat
- Polymerization
- Sticking
- Scaffold
- Woven
- Nail
- Bayonet
- Crossbow
- Bombardment
- Bring
- Mortar
- Flair
- Subunit
Adjective
Wiktionary
BARBED, adjective. Having barbs
BARBED, adjective. (heraldry) Bearded (also applied to roses).
BARBED, adjective. (of a horse) Accoutered with defensive armor; barded.
BARBED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of barb
BARBED WIRE, noun. Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.
BARBED WIRES, noun. Plural of barbed wire
Dictionary definition
BARBED, adjective. Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire".
BARBED, adjective. Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers".
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