| barb |
a small, sharp point projecting in the opposite direction of the main point or hook, as on an arrow, fishhook, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Barbados |
an island country in the Antilles. |
| barbarian |
a person in a culture believed by those in another culture to be savage, primitive, or uncivilized. [4 definitions] |
| barbaric |
of or resembling barbarians; savage; primitive; brutal. [2 definitions] |
| barbarism |
a crude or brutal act, custom, or characteristic. [3 definitions] |
| barbarity |
cruel or vicious behavior. [3 definitions] |
| barbarize |
to corrupt, coarsen, or degrade in quality. [4 definitions] |
| barbarous |
brutal; cruel. [3 definitions] |
| Barbary ape |
a tailless monkey native to North Africa and Gibraltar. |
| Barbary Coast |
the North African Mediterranean coast from Egypt to the Atlantic, formerly known as a base for pirates. |
| barbate |
bearded, or having tufts resembling a beard, as oats or barley. |
| barbecue |
a party, often held outdoors, at which meat and sometimes vegetables are roasted on a grill or spit over an open fire. [4 definitions] |
| barbed |
having one or more barbs. [2 definitions] |
| barbed wire |
a wire or strands of wire with barbs at regular intervals, used as a military barrier or fencing for livestock; barbwire. |
| barbel |
a slender, whiskerlike sensory organ on the heads of certain fishes, such as catfish. [2 definitions] |
| barbell |
a usu. metal bar with removable weights at each end, used in weightlifting and exercising. |
| barber |
a person whose business is to shave, cut, or style hair and beards. [2 definitions] |
| barber pole |
a pole or cylinder with red and white spiral stripes, by which barbers indicate the location of their shops. |
| barberry |
any of various shrubs, often spiny, that have leathery leaves and bear clustered yellow flowers and small ovoid red-orange berries. |
| barbershop |
the workplace of a barber. [2 definitions] |
| barbican |
a defensive tower at the entrance to a town or fortified castle. |