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barb

N เงี่ยงปลา  หนาม เบ็ด  ลวดหนาม  หนวด  เงี่ยง  arrow thorn spike ngiang-pla

 

barb

VT ติด สิ่ง มี คม  ติด หนาม  tid-sing-mee-kom

 

barbarian

N คนป่าเถื่อน  คนป่า  คนเถื่อน  อนารยชน  boor sophisticate kon-pa-thean

 

barbarian

N คน หยาบคาย  คน โหดร้าย  boor fiend kon-yab-kai

 

barbaric

ADJ ป่าเถื่อน  ป่าเถื่อน  ไม่ มีวัฒนธรรม  uncivilized civilized pa-thean

 

barbarism

N อนารยธรรม  สภาพ ป่าเถื่อน  ความป่าเถื่อน  savagery ar-na-ra-ya-tam

 

barbarity

N อนารยธรรม  ความป่าเถื่อน  ความโหดเหี้ยม  ความ ไม่ มีวัฒนธรรม  atrocity ar-na-ra-ya-tam

 

barbarization

N การ ทำให้ เสื่อมเสีย 

 

barbarize

VT กระทำ ป่าเถื่อน  ทำ โหดร้าย  brutalize kar-tam-pa-thean

 

barbarous

ADJ ป่าเถื่อน  หยาบคาย  โหดร้าย  ดุร้าย  uncivilized civilized pa-thean

 

barbarous

ADJ ป่าเถื่อน  โหดร้าย  ดุร้าย  โหดเหี้ยม  uncivilized barbaric pa-thean

 

barbarously

ADV อย่าง ทารุ ณ 

 

barbarousness

N ความป่าเถื่อน 

 

barbate

A มี ขน ปกคลุม 

 

barbecue

N การย่าง อาหาร โดย ใช้ เหล็ก เสียบ เนื้อสัตว์  บาร์บีคิว  barbeque barbie kan-yang-ar-han-doi-chai-lek-siab-nuea-sad

 

barbecue

N เนื้ อย่าง  หมู หรือ วัว ที่ ย่าง ทั้งตัว  nuea-yang

 

barbecue

VT ย่าง เนื้อ  หัน  yang-nuea

 

barbed

ADJ(ตะขอ หรือ ลูกศร  ที่ มี เงี่ยง โค้ง ออก (ตะขอ หรือ ลูกศร  ที่ มี ลวด โค้ง ออก  spiked hooked blunt ti-mee-ngiang-kong-ook

 

barbel

N หนวด ปลา 

 

barbell

N ด้าม โลหะ ยาว ที่ มี แท่ง น้ำหนัก ที่ ปลาย ทั้ง2ข้าง  dam-lo-ha-yao-ti-mee-thaeng-nam-nak-ti-plai-thang-2-khang

 

barber

N ช่างตัดผม  hairdresser chang-tad-phom

 

barber's

N ร้าน ทำ ผม  ran-tham-pom

 

barberry

N ชื่อ ต้นไม้ ที่ มีผล สีแดง 

 

barbershop

N ร้าน ทำ ผม  ran-tham-pom

 

barbet

N นกช นิดหนึ่ง ตระกูล  capitonidae

 

barbette

N ที่ตั้ง ปืนใหญ่ 

 

barbie

N บาร์บีคิว  การย่าง อาหาร ใช้ เหล็ก เสียบ เนื้อสัตว์  barbecue ba-bi-kiol

 

barbiturate

N ยากด ประสาทช นิดหนึ่ง  soporific ya-kod-pra-sad-cha-nid-nueng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BARB

n.[L. barba; This is beard, with a different ending. The sense may be, that which shoots out. ] 1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it; as the barb of a fish, the smaller claws of the polypus, etc.
2. The down, or pubes, covering the surface of some plants; or rather, a tuft or bunch of strong hairs terminating leaves.
3. Anciently, armor for horses; formerly, barbe or barde.
4. A common name of the barbary pigeon, a bird of a black or dun color.
5. A horse from Barbary, of which it seems to be a contraction.
6. The points that stand backward in an arrow, fish-hook or other instrument for piercing, intended to prevent its being extracted.
7. In botany, a straight process armed with teeth pointing backward like the sting of a bee. This is one sort of pubescence.

 

BARBADOES-CHERRY

n.The Malpighia, a tree growing in the W. Indies, fifteen feet high and producing a pleasant tart fruit.

 

BARBADOES TAR

n.A mineral fluid, of the nature of the thicker fluid bitumens, of a nauseous bitterish taste, a very strong disagreeable smell, viscid, of a brown, black or reddish color; it easily melts, and burns with much smoke, but is not soluble in ardent spirits. It contains a portion of acid of amber. It trickles down the sides of mountains in some parts of America, and sometimes is found on the surface of the waters. It is recommended in coughs and disorders of the breast and lungs.

 

BARBARIAN

n.[L. barbarus;. The sense is, foreign, wild, fierce. ] 1. A man in his rude, savage state; an uncivilized person.
2. A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity.
3. A foreigner. The Greeks and Romans denominated most foreign nations barbarians; and many of these were less civilized than themselves, or unacquainted with their language, laws and manners. But with them, the word was less reproachful than with us.

 

BARBARIAN

a.Belonging to savages; rude; uncivilized. 2. Cruel; inhuman.

 

BARBARIC

a.[L. barbaricus. See Barbarian. The Romans applied this word to designate things foreign; Barbaricum aurum, gold from Asia, Virg. AEn. 2.5 4; Barbaricoe vestes, embroidered garments from foreign nations. English writers use the word in a like sense. ] Foreign; imported from foreign nations.

 

BARBARITY

n.[See Barbarian. ] The manners of a barbarian; savageness; cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity. 2. Barbarism; impurity of speech. [The use of the word in this sense, is now superseded by barbarism. ]

 

BARBARIZE

v.t.To make barbarous. Hideous changes have barbarized France.

 

BARBAROUS

a. 1. Uncivilized; savage; unlettered; untutored; ignorant; unacquainted with arts; stranger to civility of manners.
Thou are a roman; be not barbarous.
2. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; as barbarous.

 

BARBAROUSLY

adv. 1. In the manner of a barbarian; ignorantly; without knowledge or arts; contrary to the rules of speech.
2. In a savage, cruel, ferocious or inhuman manner.

 

BARBAROUSNESS

n. 1. Rudeness or incivility of manners.
2. Impurity of language.
3. Cruelty; inhumanity; barbarity.

 

BARBARY

n.A barbary horse; a barb.

 

BARBASTEL

n.A bat with hairy lips.

 

BARBATE, BARBATED

a.[L. barbatus, from barba. See Barb. ] In botany, bearded; also gaping or ringent. Barbatus flos, a gaping or ringent flower; synonymous with the ringent flower of Linne, and the labiate of Tournefort.

 

BARBE

In the military art, to fire in barbe, is to fire the cannon over the parapet, instead of firing through the embrasures.

 

BARBECUE

n.In the West Indies, a hog roasted whole. It is, with us, used for an ox or perhaps any other animal dressed in like manner.

 

BARBECUE

v.t.To dress and roast a hog whole, which is done by splitting the hog to the back bone, and roasting it on a gridiron; to roast any animal whole.

 

BARBED

pp. [See Barb. ] 1. Furnished with armor; as barbed steeds.
2. Bearded; jagged with hooks or points; as barbed arrows.
3. Shaved or trimmed; having the beard dressed.

 

BARBEL

n.[L. barba. ] 1. A fish of the genus Cyprinus, of the order of abdominals. The mouth is toothless; the gill has three rays; the body is smooth and white. This fish is about three feet long, and weighs 18 pounds. It is a very coarse fish, living in deep still rivers and rooting like swine in the soft banks. Its dorsal fin is armed with a strong spine, sharply serrated, from which circumstance it probably received its name.
2. A knot of superfluous flesh, growing in the channels of a horse's mouth; written also barble, or barb.

 

BARBER

n.One whose occupation is to shave men, or to shave and dress hair.

 

BARBER

v.t.To shave and dress hair.

 

BARBER-CHIRURGEON

n.One who joins the practice of surgery with that of a barber; a practice now unusual. A low practitioner of surgery.

 

BARBERNESS

n.A female barber. [Not used. ]

 

BARBER-MONGER

n.A man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself in being dressed by a barber; a fop.

 

BARBERRY

n.[L. berberis. ] 1. A plant of the genus berberis, common in hedges; called in England, pipperidge bush. The berries are used in housewifery, and are deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, especially the bark of the root. This plant is pernicious to wheat, the ears of which will not fill, if within the effluvia of the plant; and the influence of this has been known to extend three or four hundred yards.

 

BARBET

n.A name given by some French writers to a peculiar species of those worms which feed on the puceron or aphis. [See Aphis. ] 2. The Bucco, a genus of birds found in the warm climates of both continents.
3. A dog, so called from his long hair.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BARB

Barb, n. Etym: [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See Beard, n.]

 

1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or wattles in his mouth. Walton.

 

2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs. ]

 

3. pl.

 

Defn: Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble. ]

 

4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc. , to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. "Having two barbs or points." Ascham.

 

5. A bit for a horse. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

6. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather.

 

7. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.

 

8. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

 

BARB

Barb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbed (p. pr. & vb. n. Barbing.]

 

1. To shave or dress the beard of. [Obs. ]

 

2. To clip; to mow. [Obs. ] Marston.

 

3. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc. But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire. Milton.

 

BARB

Barb, n. Etym: [F. barbe, fr. Barbarie. ]

 

1. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduces from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.

 

BARB

Barb, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. bard. ]

 

Defn: Armor for a horse. Same as 2d Bard, n., 1.

 

BARBACAN

BARBACAN Bar "ba *can, n.

 

Defn: See Barbican.

 

BARBACANAGE

BARBACANAGE Bar "ba *can *age, n.

 

Defn: See Barbicanage.

 

BARBADIAN

BARBADIAN Bar *ba "di *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Barbados. -- n.

 

Defn: A native of Barbados.

 

BARBADOS; BARBADOES

BARBADOS; BARBADOES Bar *ba "dos or Bar *ba "does, n.

 

Defn: A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. Barbados cherry (Bot. ), a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia ) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. -- Barbados leg (Med. ), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. -- Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut.

 

BARBARA

Bar "ba *ra, n. Etym: [Coined by logicians.] (Logic )

 

Defn: The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives. Whately.

 

BARBARESQUE

BARBARESQUE Bar `ba *resque ", a.

 

Defn: Barbaric in form or style; as, barbaresque architecture. De Quincey.

 

BARBARIAN

Bar *ba "ri *an, n. Etym: [See Barbarous. ]

 

1. A foreigner. [Historical ] Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

 

2. A man in a rule, savage, or uncivilized state.

 

3. A person destitute of culture. M. Arnold.

 

4. A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. "Thou fell barbarian. " Philips.

 

BARBARIAN

BARBARIAN Bar *ba "ri *an, a.

 

Defn: Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations.

 

BARBARIC

Bar *ba "ric, a. Etym: [L. barbaricus foreign, barbaric, Gr. .]

 

1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east. "Barbaric pearl and gold. " Milton.

 

2. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement. "Wild, barbaric music. " Sir W. Scott.

 

BARBARISM

Bar "ba *rism, n. Etym: [L. barbarismus, Gr. ; cf. F. barbarisme. ]

 

1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. Prescott.

 

2. A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage. A heinous barbarism. .. against the honor of marriage. Milton.

 

3. An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism. The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism. G. Campbell.

 

BARBARITY

Bar *bar "i *ty, n.; pl. Barbarities. Etym: [From Barbarous. ]

 

Defn: The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.

 

2. Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity. Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have shocked the very Moslem. Macaulay.

 

3. A barbarous or cruel act.

 

4. Barbarism; impurity of speech. [Obs. ] Swift.

 

BARBARIZE

Bar "ba *rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Barbarized (; p. pr. & vb. n.Barbarizing (.]

 

1. To become barbarous. The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the time of Trajan. De Quincey.

 

2. To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech. The ill habit. .. of wretched barbarizing against the Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored Anglicisms. Milton.

 

BARBARIZE

Bar "ba *rize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. barbariser, LL. barbarizare.]

 

Defn: To make barbarous. The hideous changes which have barbarized France. Burke.

 

BARBAROUS

Bar "ba *rous, a. Etym: [L. barbarus, Gr. , strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. Brave, a.]

 

1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.

 

2. Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste. [Obs. ] Barbarous gold. Dryden.

 

3. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless. By their barbarous usage he died within a few days, to the grief of all that knew him. Clarendon.

 

4. Contrary to the pure idioms of a language. A barbarous expression G. Campbell.

 

Syn. -- Uncivilized; unlettered; uncultivated; untutored; ignorant; merciless; brutal. See Ferocious.

 

BARBAROUSLY

BARBAROUSLY Bar "ba *rous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a barbarous manner.

 

BARBAROUSNESS

BARBAROUSNESS Bar "ba *rous *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.

 

BARBARY

Bar "ba *ry, n. Etym: [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary. ]

 

Defn: The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs. ] Also, a kind of pigeon. Barbary ape (Zoöl.), an ape (Macacus innus ) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.

 

BARBASTEL

Bar "ba *stel `, n. Etym: [F. barbastelle. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A European bat (Barbastellus communis ), with hairy lips.

 

BARBATE

Bar "bate, a. Etym: [L. barbatus, fr. barba beard. See Barb beard. ](Bot. )

 

Defn: Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs.

 

BARBATED

BARBATED Bar "ba *ted, a.

 

Defn: Having barbed points. A dart uncommonly barbated. T. Warton.

 

BARBECUE

Bar "be *cue, n. Etym: [In the language of Indians of Guiana, a frame on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or smoke-dried.]

 

1. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.

 

2. A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole.

 

3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.

 

BARBECUE

Bar "be *cue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbecued (; p. pr. & vb. n.Barbecuing.]

 

1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron. They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke. Stedman.

 

2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. Pope.

 

BARBED

Barbed, a. Etym: [See 4th Bare. ]

 

Defn: Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See Barded ( which is the proper form. ) Sir W. Raleigh.

 

BARBED

BARBED Barbed, a.

 

Defn: Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed wire. Barbed wire, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences.

 

BARBEL

BARBEL Bar "bel, n.Etym: [OE. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris ) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.

 

3. pl.

 

Defn: Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.

 

BARBELLATE

Bar "bel *late, a. Etym: [See 1st Barb. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. Gray.

 

BARBELLULATE

BARBELLULATE Bar *bel "lu *late, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.

 

BARBER

Bar "ber, n. Etym: [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor, F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba beard. See 1st Barb. ]

 

Defn: One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons. Barber's itch. See under Itch.

 

Note: Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery, such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such terms as barber surgeon ( old form barber chirurgeon ), barber surgery, etc.

 

BARBER

Bar "ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barbered (p. pr. & vb. n. Barbering.]

 

Defn: To shave and dress the beard or hair of. Shak.

 

BARBER FISH

BARBER FISH Bar "ber fish. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Surgeon fish.

 

BARBERMONGER

BARBERMONGER Bar "ber *mon `ger, n.

 

Defn: A fop. [Obs. ]

 

BARBERRY

Bar "ber *ry, n. Etym: [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also spelt berberry. ]

 

BARBET

Bar "bet, n. Etym: [F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of certain animals. See Barb beard. ] (Zoöl.) (a ) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. (b ) A bird of the family Bucconidæ, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa. (c ) A larva that feeds on aphides.

 

BARBETTE

Bar *bette ", n. Etym: [F. Cf. Barbet. ] (Fort. )

 

Defn: A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which guns are mounted to fire over the parapet. En barbette, In barbette, said of guns when they are elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not through embrasures. -- Barbette gun, or Barbette battery, a single gun, or a number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially protected by a parapet or turret. -- Barbette carriage, a gun carriage which elevates guns sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of Casemate. ]

 

BARBICAN; BARBACAN

Bar "bi *can, Bar "ba *can, n. Etym: [OE. barbican, barbecan, F.barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F. barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole. ]

 

1. ( Fort. ) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own.

 

2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which missiles were discharged upon an enemy.

 

BARBICANAGE; BARBACANAGE

Bar "bi *can *age, Bar "ba *can *age, n. Etym: [LL. barbicanagium. See Barbican. ]

 

Defn: Money paid for the support of a barbican. [Obs. ]

 

BARBICEL

Bar "bi *cel, n. Etym: [NL. barbicella, dim. of L. barba. See 1st Barb. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of feathers.

 

BARBIERS

BARBIERS Bar "biers, n. (Med. )

 

Defn: A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in chronic form.

 

BARBIGEROUS

Bar *big "er *ous, a. Etym: [L. barba a beard + gerous.]

 

Defn: Having a beard; bearded; hairy.

 

BARBITON

Bar "bi *ton, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. .] (Mus. )

 

Defn: An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.

 

BARBITURIC ACID

BARBITURIC ACID Bar `bi *tu "ric ac "id. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A white, crystalline substance,

 

BARBIZON SCHOOL; BARBISON SCHOOL

BARBIZON SCHOOL; BARBISON SCHOOL Bar `bi `zon " school or Bar `bi `son " school. (Painting )

 

Defn: A French school of the middle of the 19th century centering in the village of Barbizon near the forest of Fontainebleau. Its members went straight to nature in disregard of academic tradition, treating their subjects faithfully and with poetic feeling for color, light, and atmosphere. It is exemplified, esp. in landscapes, by Corot, Rousseau, Daubigny, Jules Dupré, and Diaz. Associated with them are certain painters of animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as Millet and Jules Breton.

 

BARBLE

BARBLE Bar "ble, n.

 

Defn: See Barbel.

 

BARBOTINE

Bar "bo *tine, n. Etym: [F.]

 

Defn: A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.

 

BARBRE

BARBRE Bar "bre, a.

 

Defn: Barbarian. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

BARBULE

Bar "bule, n. Etym: [L. barbula, fr. barba beard. ]

 

1. A very minute barb or beard. Booth.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the processes along the edges of the barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See Feather.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

barb

barb 1 |bärb bɑrb | noun 1 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 cluster of spikes on barbed wire. a deliberately hurtful remark: his barb hurt more than she cared to admit. 2 a beardlike filament at the mouth of some fish, such as barbel and catfish. each of the fine hairlike filaments growing from the shaft of a feather, forming the vane. 3 a freshwater fish that typically has barbels around the mouth, popular in aquariums. [Barbus and other genera, family Cyprinidae: numerous species, including the tiger barb (B. pentazona ) and the rosy barb (B. conchonius ).] DERIVATIVES barb less adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French barbe, from Latin barba beard.

 

barb

barb 2 |bɑrb bärb | noun a small horse of a hardy breed originally from North Africa. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French barbe, from Italian barbero of Barbary.

 

Barbados

Bar ba dos |bärˈbādəs, -ˌdōs, -ˌdōz bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs | a country in the eastern West Indies, one of the Windward Islands; pop. 284,600 (est. 2009 ); capital, Bridgetown; official language, English. Barbados was a British colony until it gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1966. Its economy is based on tourism, sugar, and light manufacturing industries. DERIVATIVES Bar ba di an |bärˈbādēən |adjective & noun

 

barbarian

bar bar i an |bärˈbe (ə )rēən bɑrˈbɛriən | noun (in ancient times ) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian ). an uncultured or brutish person. adjective of or relating to ancient barbarians: barbarian invasions | barbarian peoples. uncultured; brutish. ORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective used depreciatively to denote a person with different speech and customs ): from Old French barbarien, from barbare, or from Latin barbarus (see barbarous ).

 

barbaric

bar bar ic |bärˈbarik bɑrˈbɛrɪk | adjective 1 savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal: he had carried out barbaric acts in the name of war. 2 primitive; unsophisticated: the barbaric splendor he found in civilizations since destroyed. uncivilized and uncultured. DERIVATIVES bar bar i cal ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun in the sense a barbarian ): from Old French barbarique, or via Latin from Greek barbarikos, from barbaros foreign (esp. with reference to speech ).

 

barbarism

bar ba rism |ˈbärbəˌrizəm ˈbɑrbəˌrɪzəm | noun 1 absence of culture and civilization: the collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism. a word or expression that is badly formed according to traditional philological rules, for example a word formed from elements of different languages, such as breathalyzer (English and Greek ) or television (Greek and Latin ). 2 extreme cruelty or brutality: she called the execution an act of barbarism | barbarisms from the country's past. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French barbarisme, via Latin from Greek barbarismos, from barbarizein speak like a foreigner, from barbaros foreign.

 

barbarity

bar bar i ty |bärˈbaritē bɑrˈbɑrədi | noun ( pl. barbarities ) 1 extreme cruelty or brutality: the barbarity of the slave trade | the barbarities of the last war. 2 absence of culture and civilization: beyond the Empire lay barbarity.

 

barbarize

bar ba rize |ˈbärbəˌrīz ˈbɑrbəraɪz | verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. barbarizing ) cause to become savage or uncultured: the barbarizing effect of four decades of rock 'n' roll. DERIVATIVES bar ba ri za tion |ˌbärbərəˈzāSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense speak using barbarisms ): from late Latin barbarizare, from Greek barbarizein speak like a foreigner.

 

Barbarossa

Bar ba ros sa 1 |ˌbärbəˈräsə, -ˈrōsə ˌbɑrbəˈrɔsə | see Frederick I.

 

Barbarossa

Bar ba ros sa 2 |ˌbɑrbəˈrɔsə ˌbärbəˈräsə | ( c. 1483 –1546 ), Barbary pirate; born Khair ad-Din. He was notorious for his successes against Christian vessels in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

 

barbarous

bar ba rous |ˈbärbərəs ˈbɑrbərəs | adjective 1 savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal: many early child-rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards. 2 primitive; uncivilized: a remote and barbarous country. (esp. of language ) coarse and unrefined. DERIVATIVES bar ba rous ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): via Latin from Greek barbaros foreign + -ous .

 

Barbary

Bar ba ry |ˈbärbərē ˈbɑrbəri |(also Barbary States ) a former name for the Saracen countries of north and northwestern Africa, together with Moorish Spain. The area was noted between the 16th and 18th centuries as a haunt of pirates. Compare with Maghrib. ORIGIN based on Arabic barbar (see Berber ).

 

Barbary ape

Bar ba ry ape noun a tailless macaque monkey that is native to northwestern Africa and also found on the Rock of Gibraltar. [Macaca sylvana, family Cercopithecidae. ]

 

Barbary Coast

Bar ba ry Coast a former name for the Mediterranean coast of North Africa from Morocco to Egypt.

 

Barbary sheep

Bar ba ry sheep noun a short-coated sheep with a long neck ruff, found in the high deserts of northern Africa. Also called aoudad. [Ammotragus lervia, family Bovidae. ]

 

barbastelle

barbastelle |ˌbɑːbəˈstɛl, ˈbɑːbəstɛl | noun an Old World bat with broad ears that meet over the head. Genus Barbastella, family Vespertilionidae: two species. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian barbastello.

 

barbecue

bar be cue |ˈbärbiˌkyo͞o ˈbɑrbəˌkju | noun a meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out of doors on a rack over an open fire or on a portable grill. a portable grill used for the preparation of food at a barbecue, or a brick fireplace containing a grill. food cooked in such a way. verb ( barbecues, barbecuing, barbecued ) [ with obj. ] cook (meat, fish, or other food ) on a barbecue: fish barbecued with herbs | (as adj. barbecued ) : barbecued chicken. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Spanish barbacoa, perhaps from Arawak barbacoa wooden frame on posts. The original sense was wooden framework for sleeping on, or for storing meat or fish to be dried. usage: Barbecue is often misspelled as barbeque. This form arises understandably from the word's pronunciation and from the informal abbreviations BBQ and Bar-B-Q. Although almost a quarter of citations in the Oxford English Corpus are for the -que spelling, it is not accepted in standard English.

 

barbecue sauce

bar be cue sauce |ˈbɑrbəˌkju | noun a highly seasoned sauce containing vinegar, spices, and usually chilies.

 

barbed

barbed |bärbd bɑrbd | adjective having a barb or barbs: barbed arrows. (of a remark or joke ) deliberately hurtful: a fair degree of barbed wit.

 

barbed wire

barbed wire |ˈbɑrb (d ) ˈˌwaɪ (ə )r | noun wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at intervals along it, used to make fences or in warfare as an obstruction.

 

barbel

bar bel |ˈbärbəl ˈbɑrbəl | noun 1 a fleshy filament growing from the mouth or snout of a fish. 2 a large European freshwater fish of the minnow family that has such filaments hanging from its mouth. It lives in running water. [Barbus barbus, family Cyprinidae. ] 3 [ with modifier ] a marine or freshwater African fish with barbels around the mouth. [Species in several families, including Tachysurus feliceps (family Aniidae ), of southern African coasts and estuaries, whose toxin-coated spines can inflict a dangerous wound. ] ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): via Old French from late Latin barbellus, diminutive of barbus barbel, from barba beard.

 

barbell

bar bell |ˈbärˌbel ˈbɑrˌbɛl | noun a long metal bar to which disks of varying weights are attached at each end, used for weightlifting. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from bar 1 + bell 1 .

 

barber

bar ber |ˈbärbər ˈbɑrbər | noun a person who cuts hair, esp. men's, and shaves or trims beards as an occupation. verb [ with obj. ] cut or trim (a man's hair ): his hair was neatly barbered. ORIGIN Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French barbe (see barb 1 ).

 

Barber, Samuel

Bar ber, Samuel |ˈbärbər ˈbɑrbər | (1910 –81 ), US composer. He developed a style based on romanticism allied to classical forms. Notable works: Adagio for Strings (1936 ) and Vanessa (opera, 1958 ).

 

barberry

bar ber ry |ˈbärˌberē, -bərē ˈbɑrbɛri | noun ( pl. barberries ) a thorny shrub that bears yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries. [Genus Berberis, family Berberidaceae: many species, including the American barberry (B. canadensis ), with widely toothed leaves, and the European barberry (B. vulgaris ), with more closely toothed leaves. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French berberis. The change in the ending was due to association with berry .

 

barbershop

bar ber shop |ˈbärbərˌSHäp ˈbɑrbərˌʃɑp | noun a shop where a barber works. [ often as modifier ] a popular style of close harmony singing, typically for four male voices: a barbershop quartet. [from the custom in the 16th and 17th centuries of passing time in a barbershop by harmonizing to a lute or guitar provided to entertain customers waiting their turn. ]

 

barber's itch

bar ber's itch noun ringworm of the face or neck communicated by unsterilized shaving apparatus.

 

barber's pole

bar ber's pole (also barber pole ) noun a pole painted with spiraling red and white stripes and hung outside barbershops as a business sign.

 

Barberton

Bar ber ton |ˈbärbərtən ˈbɑrbərtən | a city in northeastern Ohio, southwest of Akron; pop. 26,581 (est. 2008 ).

 

barbet

bar bet |ˈbärbit ˈbɑrbət | noun a large-headed, brightly colored, fruit-eating bird that has a stout bill with tufts of bristles at the base. Barbets are found on all continents, esp. in the tropics. [Family Capitonidae: numerous genera and species. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a poodle until the early 19th cent. ): from French, from barbe beard (see barb 1 ). The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.

 

barbette

bar bette |bärˈbet bɑrˈbɛt | noun a fixed armored housing at the base of a gun turret on a warship or armored vehicle. historical a platform on which a gun is placed to fire over a parapet. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of barbe beard (see barb 1 ).

 

barbican

bar bi can |ˈbärbikən ˈbɑrbəkən | noun the outer defense of a castle or walled city, esp. a double tower above a gate or drawbridge. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French barbacane; probably based on Arabic.

 

barbicel

bar bi cel |ˈbärbəˌsel ˌbɑrbəˈsɛl | noun any of the minute hooked filaments that interlock the barbules of a bird's feathers.

 

barbie

bar bie |ˈbärbē ˌbɑrbi | noun ( pl. barbies ) informal, chiefly Austral. a barbecue. ORIGIN 1970s: abbreviation.

 

Barbie doll

Bar bie doll |ˈbärbē ˈbɑrbi dɑl | noun trademark a doll representing a conventionally attractive young woman. informal a woman who is attractive in a glossily artificial way and is typically considered to be stupid and characterless. ORIGIN 1950s: Barbie, diminutive of the given name Barbara .

 

Barbirolli, Sir John

Barbirolli, Sir John |ˌbɑːbɪˈrɒli | (1899 –1970 ), English conductor, of Franco-Italian descent, conductor of the Hallé Orchestra from 1943; full name Sir John Giovanni Battista Barbirolli.

 

barbital

bar bi tal |ˈbärbiˌtäl, -ˌtôl ˈbɑrbətɑl | noun a long-acting sedative and sleep-inducing drug of the barbiturate type. [Alternative name: diethylbarbituric acid; chem. formula: C 6 H 12 O 3 N 2. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from barbituric acid, on the pattern of veronal (an alternative name ).

 

barbitone

bar bi tone |ˈbärbiˌtōn ˈbɑrbətoʊn | noun British term for barbital. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from barbituric acid + -one .

 

barbiturate

bar bi tu rate |bärˈbiCHərit, -əˌrāt bɑrˈbɪtʃərət | noun any of a class of sedative and sleep-inducing drugs derived from barbituric acid. Chemistry a salt or ester of barbituric acid.

 

barbituric acid

bar bi tu ric ac id |ˌbärbiˈCHo͝orik ˌbɑrbəˌtʃʊrɪkˈæsəd | noun Chemistry a synthetic organic acid from which the barbiturates are derived. [A cyclic derivative of urea and malonic acid; chem. formula: C 4 H 4 O 3 N 2. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from the given name Barbara + Säure acid.

 

Barbizon School

Bar bi zon School |ˈbärbəˌzän ˈbærbəzænskul | a mid-19th -century school of French landscape painters who reacted against classical conventions and based their art on direct study of nature. Led by Théodore Rousseau, the group included Charles Daubigny and Jean-François Millet. ORIGIN named after Barbizon, a small village in the forest of Fontainebleau, near Paris, where Rousseau and others worked.

 

barbola

barbola |bɑːˈbəʊlə |(also barbola work ) noun [ mass noun ] the craft of making small models of fruit or flowers from a plastic paste. ORIGIN 1920s: an arbitrary formation from barbotine .

 

barbotine

barbotine |ˈbɑːbətɪn | noun [ mass noun ] slip (liquid clay ) used to decorate pottery. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French.

 

Barbour

Barbour |ˈbɑːbə |(also Barbour jacket ) noun trademark a type of green waxed outdoor jacket. ORIGIN named after John Barbour (died 1918 ), a draper in NE England who sold waterproof clothing.

 

Barbour, John

Barbour, John |ˈbɑːbə | ( c. 1320 –95 ), Scottish poet and prelate. The only poem ascribed to him with certainty is The Bruce, a verse chronicle relating the deeds of Robert the Bruce.

 

Barbour, Philip Pendleton

Bar bour, Philip Pendleton |ˈbärbər ˌbɑrbər | (1783 –1841 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1836 –41. He also served in Congress as a representative from Virginia 1814 –25, 1827 –30.

 

Barbuda

Bar bu da |bärˈbo͞odə bɑrˈbjudə | see Antigua and Barbuda . DERIVATIVES Bar bu dan |bärˈbo͞odn |adjective & noun

 

barbule

bar bule |ˈbärˌbyo͞ol ˈbɑrbjul | noun a minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin barbula, diminutive of barba beard.

 

barbwire

barb wire |ˈbärbˈwīr ˈbɑrbwaɪər | noun barbed wire.

 

Oxford Dictionary

barb

barb 1 |bɑːb | noun 1 a sharp projection near the end of an arrow, fish hook, or similar object, which is angled away from the main point so as to make extraction difficult. a cluster of spikes on barbed wire. a deliberately hurtful remark: his barb hurt more than she cared to admit. 2 a beard-like filament at the mouth of some fish, such as barbel and catfish. each of the fine hair-like filaments growing from the shaft of a feather, forming the vane. 3 a freshwater fish with barbels around the mouth, popular in aquaria. Barbus and other genera, family Cyprinidae: numerous species. DERIVATIVES barbless adjective ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a piece of linen worn over or under the chin by nuns ): from Old French barbe, from Latin barba beard .

 

barb

barb 2 |bɑːb | noun a small horse of a hardy breed originally from North Africa. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French barbe, from Italian barbero of Barbary .

 

Barbados

Barbados |bɑːˈbeɪdɒs | the most easterly of the Caribbean islands, one of the Windward Islands group; pop. 284,600 (est. 2009 ); official language, English; capital, Bridgetown. Barbados became a British colony in the 1630s and remained British until 1966, when it gained independence as a Commonwealth state. DERIVATIVES Barbadian adjective & noun

 

barbarian

bar |bar ¦ian |bɑːˈbɛːrɪən | noun (in ancient times ) a member of a people not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian ). an uncultured or brutish person. adjective relating to ancient barbarians: barbarian invasions. uncultured; brutish. ORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective used in a derogatory way to denote a person with different speech and customs ): from Old French barbarien, from barbare, or from Latin barbarus (see barbarous ).

 

barbaric

bar |bar ¦ic |bɑːˈbarɪk | adjective 1 savagely cruel: he carried out barbaric acts in the name of war. 2 primitive; unsophisticated: the barbaric splendour he found in civilizations since destroyed. uncivilized and uncultured. DERIVATIVES barbarically adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun in the sense a barbarian ): from Old French barbarique, or via Latin from Greek barbarikos, from barbaros foreign (especially with reference to speech ).

 

barbarism

bar |bar ¦ism |ˈbɑːbərɪz (ə )m | noun [ mass noun ] 1 absence of culture and civilization: the collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism. [ count noun ] a word or expression which is badly formed according to traditional philological rules, e.g. a word formed from elements of different languages, such as breathalyser (English and Greek ) or television (Greek and Latin ). 2 extreme cruelty or brutality: she called the execution an act of barbarism. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French barbarisme, via Latin from Greek barbarismos, from barbarizein speak like a foreigner , from barbaros foreign .

 

barbarity

bar |bar ¦ity |bɑːˈbarɪti | noun ( pl. barbarities ) [ mass noun ] 1 extreme cruelty or brutality: the barbarity displayed by the terrorists | [ count noun ] : the barbarities of war. 2 absence of culture and civilization: beyond the Empire lay barbarity.

 

barbarize

barbarize |ˈbɑːbərʌɪz |(also barbarise ) verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. barbarizing ) cause to become savage or uncultured: the barbarizing effect of four decades of rock 'n' roll. DERIVATIVES barbarization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense speak using barbarisms ): from late Latin barbarizare, from Greek barbarizein speak like a foreigner .

 

Barbarossa

Barbarossa 1 |ˌbɑːbəˈrɒsə | see Frederick I.

 

Barbarossa

Barbarossa 2 |ˌbɑːbəˈrɒsə | ( c. 1483 –1546 ), Barbary pirate; born Khair ad-Din. He was notorious for his successes against Christian vessels in the eastern Mediterranean.

 

barbarous

bar |bar ¦ous |ˈbɑːb (ə )rəs | adjective 1 extremely brutal: many early child-rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards. 2 primitive and uncivilized: a remote and barbarous country. (of language ) coarse and unrefined. DERIVATIVES barbarously adverb, barbarousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): via Latin from Greek barbaros foreign + -ous .

 

Barbary

Barbary |ˈbɑːbəri |(also Barbary States ) a former name for the Saracen countries of North and NW Africa, together with Moorish Spain. Compare with Maghrib. ORIGIN based on Arabic barbar (see Berber ).

 

Barbary ape

Bar |bary ape |ˈbɑːb (ə )ri | noun a tailless macaque monkey that is native to NW Africa and also found on the Rock of Gibraltar. Macaca sylvana, family Cercopithecidae.

 

Barbary Coast

Bar |bary Coast a former name for the Mediterranean coast of North Africa from Morocco to Egypt.

 

Barbary sheep

Bar |bary sheep noun a short-coated sheep with a long neck ruff, found in the high deserts of northern Africa. Also called aoudad. Ammotragus lervia, family Bovidae.

 

Barbary States

Bar |bary States another name for Barbary.

 

barbastelle

barbastelle |ˌbɑːbəˈstɛl, ˈbɑːbəstɛl | noun an Old World bat with broad ears that meet over the head. Genus Barbastella, family Vespertilionidae: two species. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian barbastello.

 

barbecue

bar ¦be |cue |ˈbɑːbɪkjuː | noun a meal or gathering at which meat, fish, or other food is cooked out of doors on a rack over an open fire or on a special appliance. a rack or appliance used for the preparation of food at a barbecue. [ mass noun ] N. Amer. food cooked on a barbecue. verb ( barbecues, barbecuing, barbecued ) [ with obj. ] cook (food ) on a barbecue. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Spanish barbacoa, perhaps from Arawak barbacoa wooden frame on posts . The original sense was wooden framework for sleeping on, or for storing meat or fish to be dried . usage: Barbecue is often misspelled as barbeque. This form arises understandably from the word's pronunciation and from the informal abbreviations BBQ and Bar-B-Q. Although almost a quarter of citations in the Oxford English Corpus are for the -que spelling, it is not accepted in standard English.

 

barbecue sauce

bar ¦be |cue sauce noun a highly seasoned sauce containing vinegar, spices, and usually chillies.

 

barbed

barbed |bɑːbd | adjective having a barb or barbs: barbed arrows. (of a remark or joke ) deliberately hurtful: a fair degree of barbed wit.

 

barbed wire

barbed wire noun [ mass noun ] wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at short intervals along it, used to make fences or in warfare as an obstruction.

 

barbel

barbel |ˈbɑːb (ə )l | noun 1 a fleshy filament growing from the mouth or snout of a fish. 2 a large European freshwater fish of the carp family, which has barbels hanging from the mouth. Barbus barbus, family Cyprinidae. 3 [ with modifier ] an African marine or freshwater fish with barbels round the mouth. Species in several families, including Tachysurus feliceps (family Aniidae ), of southern African coasts and estuaries. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): via Old French from late Latin barbellus, diminutive of barbus barbel , from barba beard .

 

barbell

barbell |ˈbɑːbɛl | noun a long metal bar to which discs of varying weights are attached at each end, used for weightlifting. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from bar 1 + bell 1 .

 

barber

bar ¦ber |ˈbɑːbə | noun a person who cuts men's hair and shaves or trims beards as an occupation. verb [ with obj. ] cut or trim (a man's hair ). ORIGIN Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Old French barbe (see barb 1 ).

 

Barber, Samuel

Bar ¦ber |ˈbɑːbə | (1910 –81 ), American composer. He developed a style based on romanticism allied to classical forms; his music includes operas and orchestral and chamber music.

 

barberry

bar |berry |ˈbɑːb (ə )ri | noun ( pl. barberries ) a spiny shrub which typically has yellow flowers and red berries, frequently grown for ornamental hedging. Genus Berberis, family Berberidaceae: many species. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French berberis (see berberis ). The change in the ending was due to association with berry .

 

barbershop

barber |shop |ˈbɑːbəʃɒp | noun 1 chiefly N. Amer. a shop where a barber works. 2 [ mass noun ] [ often as modifier ] a popular style of close harmony singing, typically for four male voices. [from the custom in the 16th and 17th centuries of passing time in a barber's shop by harmonizing to a lute or guitar provided to entertain customers waiting their turn. ]

 

barber's itch

barber's itch (also barber's rash ) noun [ mass noun ] ringworm of the face or neck communicated by unsterilized shaving apparatus.

 

barber's pole

barber's pole noun a pole painted with spiralling red and white stripes and hung outside barbers' shops as a business sign.

 

Barberton

Bar ber ton |ˈbärbərtən ˈbɑrbərtən | a city in northeastern Ohio, southwest of Akron; pop. 26,581 (est. 2008 ).

 

Barberton daisy

Barberton daisy |ˈbɑːbət (ə )n | noun South African term for Transvaal daisy. ORIGIN from the name of a town in the Transvaal.

 

barbet

barbet |ˈbɑːbɪt | noun a large-headed, brightly coloured fruit-eating bird that has a stout bill with tufts of bristles at the base. Barbets are found on all continents, especially in the tropics. Family Capitonidae: numerous genera and species. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a poodle ): from French, from barbe beard (see barb 1 ). The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.

 

barbette

barbette |bɑːˈbɛt | noun a fixed armoured housing at the base of a gun turret on a warship or armoured vehicle. historical a platform on which a gun was placed to fire over a parapet. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of barbe beard (see barb 1 ).

 

barbican

barbican |ˈbɑːbɪk (ə )n | noun the outer defence of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French barbacane; probably based on Arabic.

 

barbicel

bar bi cel |ˈbärbəˌsel ˌbɑrbəˈsɛl | noun any of the minute hooked filaments that interlock the barbules of a bird's feathers.

 

barbie

bar ¦bie |ˈbɑːbi | noun ( pl. barbies ) informal, chiefly Austral. /NZ a barbecue. ORIGIN 1970s: abbreviation.

 

Barbie doll

Bar ¦bie doll |ˈbɑːbi | noun trademark a doll representing a conventionally attractive young woman. informal a young woman who is glossily attractive but apparently characterless or unintelligent. ORIGIN 1950s: Barbie, diminutive of the given name Barbara .

 

Barbirolli, Sir John

Barbirolli, Sir John |ˌbɑːbɪˈrɒli | (1899 –1970 ), English conductor, of Franco-Italian descent, conductor of the Hallé Orchestra from 1943; full name Sir John Giovanni Battista Barbirolli.

 

barbital

barbital |ˈbɑːbɪt (ə )l | noun North American term for barbitone. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from barbituric acid, on the pattern of veronal (an alternative name ).

 

barbitone

barbitone |ˈbɑːbɪtəʊn | noun [ mass noun ] a long-acting sedative and sleep-inducing drug of the barbiturate type. Chem. formula: C 6 H 12 O 3 N 2. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from barbituric acid + -one .

 

barbiturate

barbiturate |bɑːˈbɪtjʊrət, -reɪt | noun any of a class of sedative and sleep-inducing drugs derived from barbituric acid. Chemistry a salt or ester of barbituric acid.

 

barbituric acid

barbituric acid |ˌbɑːbɪˈtjʊərɪk, -ˈtʃʊərɪk | noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a synthetic organic acid from which the barbiturates are derived. A cyclic derivative of urea and malonic acid; chem. formula: C 4 H 4 O 3 N 2. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from the given name Barbara + Säure acid .

 

Barbizon School

Bar |bi ¦zon School |ˈbɑːbɪzɒn | a mid 19th -century school of French landscape painters who reacted against classical conventions and based their art on direct study of nature. Led by Théodore Rousseau, the group included Charles Daubigny and Jean-François Millet. ORIGIN named after Barbizon, a small village in the forest of Fontainebleau, near Paris, where Rousseau and others worked.

 

barbola

barbola |bɑːˈbəʊlə |(also barbola work ) noun [ mass noun ] the craft of making small models of fruit or flowers from a plastic paste. ORIGIN 1920s: an arbitrary formation from barbotine .

 

barbotine

barbotine |ˈbɑːbətɪn | noun [ mass noun ] slip (liquid clay ) used to decorate pottery. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French.

 

Barbour

Barbour |ˈbɑːbə |(also Barbour jacket ) noun trademark a type of green waxed outdoor jacket. ORIGIN named after John Barbour (died 1918 ), a draper in NE England who sold waterproof clothing.

 

Barbour, John

Barbour, John |ˈbɑːbə | ( c. 1320 –95 ), Scottish poet and prelate. The only poem ascribed to him with certainty is The Bruce, a verse chronicle relating the deeds of Robert the Bruce.

 

Barbour, Philip Pendleton

Bar bour, Philip Pendleton |ˈbärbər ˌbɑrbər | (1783 –1841 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1836 –41. He also served in Congress as a representative from Virginia 1814 –25, 1827 –30.

 

Barbuda

Bar |buda |bɑːˈbjuːdə | see Antigua and Barbuda. DERIVATIVES Barbudan adjective & noun

 

barbule

barbule |ˈbɑːbjuːl | noun a minute filament projecting from the barb of a feather. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin barbula, diminutive of barba beard .

 

barbwire

barb |wire |bɑːbˈwʌɪə | noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. barbed wire.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

barb

barb noun 1 the hook has a nasty barb: spike, prong, spur, thorn, needle, prickle, spine, quill. 2 the barbs from his critics: insult, sneer, jibe, cutting remark, shaft, slight, brickbat, slur, jeer, taunt; informal dig, put-down; (barbs ) abuse, disparagement, scoffing, scorn, sarcasm, goading.

 

barbarian

barbarian noun the city was besieged by barbarians: savage, heathen, brute, beast, wild man /woman; ruffian, thug, lout, vandal, boor, hoodlum, hooligan, Neanderthal, troglodyte; philistine; informal roughneck, lowlife, knuckle-dragger. adjective the barbarian hordes: savage, uncivilized, barbaric, primitive, heathen, vulgar, wild, brutish, Neanderthal. ANTONYMS civilized.

 

barbaric

barbaric adjective barbaric crimes: brutal, barbarous, brutish, bestial, savage, vicious, wicked, cruel, ruthless, merciless, villainous, murderous, heinous, monstrous, vile, inhuman, infernal, dark, fiendish, diabolical. ANTONYMS civilized.

 

barbarity

barbarity noun the barbarity of slavery: brutality, brutalism, cruelty, bestiality, barbarism, barbarousness, savagery, viciousness, wickedness, villainy, baseness, inhumanity; atrocity. ANTONYMS benevolence.

 

barbarous

barbarous adjective See barbaric.

 

barbecue

barbecue noun a backyard barbecue: cookout, wiener /wienie /weenie roast; BBQ. verb they barbecued some steaks: grill, spit-roast, broil, charbroil.

 

barbed

barbed adjective 1 barbed remarks: hurtful, wounding, cutting, stinging, mean, spiteful, nasty, cruel, vicious, unkind, snide, scathing, pointed, bitter, acid, caustic, sharp, vitriolic, venomous, poisonous, hostile, malicious, malevolent, vindictive; informal bitchy, catty. ANTONYMS kindly. 2 barbed fishhooks: jagged, ragged, spiky, sawtooth, irregular, spiny. WORD TOOLKIT See spiky . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

barb

barb noun 1 the barb on the hook cut his finger badly: spike, prong, point, projection, spur, thorn, needle, prickle, spine, quill, bristle, tine; technical spicule, spicula, spiculum, spinule. 2 he ignored the barbs from his critics: insult, sneer, jibe, cut, cutting remark, shaft, affront, slap in the face, slight, rebuff, brickbat, slur, scoff, jeer, taunt; (barbs ) abuse, disparagement, scoffing, scorn, spite, sarcasm, goading, ridiculing, derision, mockery; informal dig, put-down.

 

barbarian

barbarian noun the city was besieged by barbarians: savage, brute, beast, wild man /woman, troglodyte; ruffian, lout, thug, vandal, hoodlum, hooligan, rowdy; boor, oaf, ignoramus, philistine, vulgarian, yahoo; informal clod, clodhopper, roughneck; Brit. informal yobbo, yob, lager lout, oik; Austral. /NZ informal hoon. adjective the barbarian hordes: savage, uncivilized, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, heathen, wild, brutish, Neanderthal; thuggish, loutish, uncouth, coarse, rough, boorish, oafish, vulgar, gross, philistine, uneducated, uncultured, uncultivated, benighted, unsophisticated, unrefined, unpolished, ill-bred, ill-mannered; informal yobbish; archaic rude. ANTONYMS civilized.

 

barbaric

barbaric adjective 1 the regime's barbaric crimes were exposed after the war was over: brutal, barbarous, brutish, bestial, savage, vicious, fierce, ferocious, wicked, cruel, nasty, ruthless, remorseless, merciless, villainous, murderous, heinous, nefarious, monstrous, base, low, low-down, vile, inhuman, infernal, dark, black, black-hearted, fiendish, hellish, diabolical, ghastly, horrible. ANTONYMS benevolent. 2 he tore the raw chicken apart with barbaric strength: savage, barbarian, barbarous, primitive, heathen, wild, brutish, Neanderthal; thuggish, loutish; uncouth, coarse, rough, boorish, oafish, vulgar; archaic rude. ANTONYMS civilized.

 

barbarity

barbarity noun 1 the barbarity of slavery: brutality, brutalism, cruelty, bestiality, barbarism, barbarousness, savagery, viciousness, fierceness, ferocity, wickedness, nastiness, ruthlessness, remorselessness, mercilessness, villainy, murderousness, heinousness, nefariousness, monstrousness, baseness, vileness, inhumanity, blackness, fiendishness, black-heartedness, hellishness, ghastliness, horror. ANTONYMS benevolence. 2 the barbarities of the last war: atrocity, act of brutality, act of savagery, evil, crime, outrage, offence, abomination, obscenity, enormity, wrong. 3 beyond the empire lay barbarity: heathendom, barbarianism, barbarism, barbarousness, primitiveness, wildness; philistinism, benightedness, unsophisticatedness, lack of civilization; archaic rudeness. ANTONYMS civilization.

 

barbarous

barbarous adjective See barbaric.

 

barbecue

barbecue noun 1 there was an evening barbecue: meal cooked outdoors, roast; N. Amer. cookout; S. African braaivleis; NZ hangi; informal BBQ; Austral. informal barbie. 2 she bought a barbecue for the garden: grill, rotisserie; N. Amer. brazier; in Japan hibachi. verb they barbecued some steaks: cook outdoors, grill, spit-roast; N. Amer. broil, charbroil.

 

barbed

barbed adjective 1 barbed wire: jagged, hooked, spiky, spiked, spined, spiny, prickly, thorny, scratchy, bristly, bristled, briary, brambly, sharp, pointed; technical spinose, spinous. 2 a barbed remark: hurtful, wounding, cutting, biting, stinging, mean, spiteful, nasty, rude, cruel, vicious, unkind, unfriendly, snide, pointed, hateful, ill-natured, bitter, venomous, poisonous, mordant, acid, acerbic, acrimonious, astringent, caustic, sharp, scathing, hostile, rancorous, malicious, malevolent, evil-intentioned, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, splenetic, malign, malignant, pernicious, bilious; informal bitchy, catty; literary malefic, maleficent. ANTONYMS kindly, generous. WORD TOOLKIT barbed See spiky . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Duden Dictionary

Barbadier

Bar ba di er Substantiv, maskulin , der |Barb a dier |Einwohnerbezeichnung zu Barbados

 

Barbadierin

Bar ba di e rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Barb a dierin |weibliche Form zu Barbadier

 

barbadisch

bar ba disch Adjektiv |barb a disch |Barbados, die Barbadier betreffend; von Barbados stammend

 

Barbados

Bar ba dos Eigenname |Barb a dos |Barbados Inselstaat im Osten der Kleinen Antillen

 

Barbakane

Bar ba ka ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Barbak a ne |die Barbakane; Genitiv: der Barbakane, Plural: die Barbakanen romanisch bei mittelalterlichen Befestigungswerken ein dem Festungstor vorgelagertes Außenwerk

 

Barbar

Bar bar Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |Barb a r |der Barbar; Genitiv: des Barbaren, Plural: die Barbaren lateinisch barbarus < griechisch bárbaros, ursprünglich = mit der einheimischen Sprache nicht vertrauter Ausländer, Nichtgrieche, eigentlich = stammelnd 1 roher, empfindungsloser Mensch ohne Kultur Barbaren haben den Friedhof verwüstet 2 [auf einem bestimmten Gebiet ] völlig ungebildeter Mensch was versteht dieser Barbar von Musik? 3 (für die Griechen und Römer der Antike ) Angehöriger eines fremden Volkes

 

Barbara

Bar ba ra Eigenname |B a rbara |weiblicher Vorname

 

Barbarazweig

Bar ba ra zweig Substantiv, maskulin , der |B a rbarazweig |meist im Plural (besonders Kirschbaum- oder Forsythien )zweig, der am Barbaratag (4. Dezember ) in die Vase gestellt wird, damit er zu Weihnachten blüht

 

Barbarei

Bar ba rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Barbar ei |die Barbarei; Genitiv: der Barbarei, Plural: die Barbareien lateinisch barbaria 1 Rohheit, Unmenschlichkeit, Grausamkeit die Zerstörung des Dorfes war ein Akt der Barbarei 2 Plural selten Kulturlosigkeit, völlige Ungebildetheit, unzivilisierter Zustand in die Barbarei zurücksinken

 

Barbarin

Bar ba rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Barb a rin |weibliche Form zu Barbar

 

barbarisch

bar ba risch Adjektiv |barb a risch |mittelhochdeutsch barbarisch = fremd (ländisch )1 unmenschlich, roh, grausam barbarische Maßnahmen, Strafen | er wurde barbarisch gefoltert 2 unkultiviert, unzivilisiert ein barbarisches Land | figurativ die Neubauten sehen barbarisch aus 3 a über das normale oder erlaubte Maß hinausgehend, sehr groß, furchtbar eine barbarische Hitze | das war ja eine barbarische Hetze b intensivierend bei Adjektiven und Verben sehr es war barbarisch kalt | wir haben barbarisch gefroren 4 die Barbaren 3 betreffend

 

Barbarismus

Bar ba ris mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Barbar i smus |der Barbarismus; Genitiv: des Barbarismus, Plural: die Barbarismen lateinisch barbarismus < griechisch barbarismós, zu: barbarízein = unverständlich, schlecht sprechen a ein in das klassische Latein oder Griechisch übernommener fremder Ausdruck b grober sprachlicher Fehler

 

Barbarossa

Bar ba ros sa Eigenname |Barbar o ssa |italienisch = roter Bart Beiname des Kaisers Friedrich I.

 

Barbe

Bar be Substantiv, feminin , die |B a rbe |die Barbe; Genitiv: der Barbe, Plural: die Barben lateinisch Geschichte Spitzenband an Frauenhauben

 

Barbe

Bar be Substantiv, feminin , die |B a rbe |die Barbe; Genitiv: der Barbe, Plural: die Barben mittelhochdeutsch barbe, althochdeutsch barbo < lateinisch barbus, zu: barba = Bart, nach den vier Bartfäden (zur Familie der Karpfen gehörender ) großer Fisch mit braun- bis schwarzgrüner Oberseite und weißlichem Bauch, der besonders in rasch fließenden Gewässern lebt

 

Barbecue

Bar be cue Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈbɑːbɪkjuː |das Barbecue; Genitiv: des Barbecue [s ], Plural: die Barbecues amerikanisch barbecue < spanisch barbacoa; aus dem Taino (südamerikanische Indianersprache ), ursprünglich = Holzrost 1 (im englischsprachigen Raum ) Gartenfest, bei dem gegrillt wird 2 a Bratrost, der bei einem Barbecue 1 verwendet wird b auf dem Bratrost gebratenes Fleisch

 

Barbecuesoße

Bar be cue so ße , Bar be cue sau ce Substantiv, feminin , die Barbecuesauce |B a rbecuesoße B a rbecuesauce |zum Barbecue gereichte tafelfertige, würzige Soße

 

bärbeißig

bär bei ßig Adjektiv |b ä rbeißig |eigentlich = bissig wie ein Bärenbeißer (= früher zur Bärenjagd verwendeter Hund )in mürrischer Weise unfreundlich ein bärbeißiges Gesicht

 

Bärbeißigkeit

Bär bei ßig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |B ä rbeißigkeit |1 das Bärbeißigsein 2 etwas bärbeißig Wirkendes

 

Bärbel

Bär bel Eigenname |B ä rbel |weiblicher Vorname

 

Barbera

Bar be ra Substantiv, maskulin , der |Barb e ra |der Barbera; Genitiv: des Barberas, Plural: die Barberas italienisch ein italienischer Rotwein

 

Barbetrag

Bar be trag Substantiv, maskulin , der |B a rbetrag |Betrag in bar der Maskierte verlangte einen hohen Barbetrag

 

Barbette

Bar bet te Substantiv, feminin , die |Barb e tte |die Barbette; Genitiv: der Barbette, Plural: die Barbetten französisch ; nach der Schutzpatronin der Artilleristen, der heiligen Barbara 1 Geschichte Geschützbank, Brustwehr von Schiffsgeschützen 2 ringförmiger Panzer um die Geschütztürme auf Kriegsschiffen

 

Barbie

Bar bie Substantiv, feminin , die ® |B a rbie …i auch ˈbar …|die Barbie; Genitiv: der Barbie, Plural: die Barbies Fantasiename; nach der Tochter Barbara der amerikanischen Designerin R. Handler, 1916 –2002 Kurzwort für: Barbiepuppe

 

Barbiepuppe

Bar bie pup pe , Bar bie-Pup pe Substantiv, feminin , die ® Barbie-Puppe die Barbiepuppe; Genitiv: der Barbiepuppe, Plural: die Barbiepuppen die Barbie-Puppe; Genitiv: der Barbie-Puppe, Plural: die Barbie-Puppen englisch Barbie (doll ), nach der Koseform des Vornamens Barbara der Tochter des amerikanischen Designerehepaars R. und H. Handler Spielzeugpuppe aus [Hart ]plastik, erwachsene Puppe gegenüber den bis dahin üblichen Babypuppen (seit 1959 ) Kurzform: Barbie

 

Barbiton

Bar bi ton Substantiv, Neutrum , das Barbitos |B a rbiton |das Barbiton; Genitiv: des Barbitons, Plural: die Barbitons griechisch-lateinisch altgriechisches, der Lyra 1 ähnliches Musikinstrument

 

Barbitos

Bar bi tos Substantiv, feminin , die Barbiton |B a rbitos |die Barbitos; Genitiv: der Barbitos, Plural: die Barbitos griechisch-lateinisch altgriechisches, der Lyra 1 ähnliches Musikinstrument

 

Barbiturat

Bar bi tu rat Substantiv, Neutrum Pharmazie , das |Barbitur a t |das Barbiturat; Genitiv: des Barbiturats, Plural: die Barbiturate Medikament auf der Basis von Barbitursäure, das als Schlaf- und Beruhigungsmittel verwendet wird dieses Barbiturat gibt es nur auf Rezept

 

Barbitursäure

Bar bi tur säu re Substantiv, feminin Pharmazie , die |Barbit u rsäure |ohne Plural Herkunft ungeklärt chemische Substanz, die (in Form bestimmter Derivate ) eine narkotische Wirkung hat

 

barbrüstig

bar brüs tig Adjektiv |b a rbrüstig |zu bar 3 eine nackte Brust aufweisend sie lief barbrüstig am Strand

 

Barbuda

Bar bu da Eigenname |Barb u da |Insel im Bereich der Kleinen Antillen

 

barbusig

bar bu sig Adjektiv |b a rbusig |zu bar 3 einen nackten Busen aufweisend Plakate mit barbusigen Mannequins

 

French Dictionary

barbacane

barbacane n. f. nom féminin Ouverture dans le mur d ’une forteresse pour permettre l ’envoi de projectiles. SYNONYME meurtrière . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom sarbacane, arme destinée à projeter des flèches.

 

barbant

barbant , ante adj. adjectif familier Ennuyeux. : Un discours barbant. SYNONYME embêtant .

 

barbare

barbare adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin 1 Qui est cruel. : Des guerriers barbares. SYNONYME féroce . 2 Qui est contraire à l ’usage. : Des manières barbares. SYNONYME primitif ; sauvage . Personne d ’une grande cruauté, inhumaine. Note Orthographique barba r e.

 

barbarie

barbarie n. f. nom féminin 1 Cruauté. : La barbarie de certaines coutumes. SYNONYME férocité . 2 Absence de civilisation. Note Orthographique barba r ie.

 

barbarisme

barbarisme n. m. nom masculin Erreur de langage par altération de mot, par modification de sens. : La prononciation *aréoport au lieu de aéroport est un barbarisme. L ’expression *enduire en erreur au lieu de induire en erreur constitue un barbarisme.

 

barbe

barbe n. f. nom féminin Poils du menton et des joues. : Il porte la barbe. LOCUTIONS À la barbe de quelqu ’un. En sa présence et comme pour le défier. : Ces objets lui ont été volés à sa barbe. Barbe fleurie. Barbe épaisse et blanche. Rire dans sa barbe. Se réjouir sans le montrer. SYNONYME rire sous cape .

 

barbecue

barbecue n. m. (pl. barbecues ) nom masculin 1 Appareil mobile de cuisson à l ’air libre. : Marie-Ève aime faire griller son steak sur le barbecue. 2 Repas de grillades. : Nous organiserons un barbecue en juin. FORMES FAUTIVES barbecue. Impropriété au sens de rôtisserie (restaurant ). manger du barbecue. Impropriété pour manger des grillades. Prononciation Ce nom se prononce à l ’anglaise, [barbəkju ] Note Orthographique barbe cue.

 

barbelé

barbelé , ée adj. et n. m. pl. adjectif Garni de pointes ou de dents. nom masculin pluriel Clôture de fil de fer barbelé. : L ’usage des barbelés est interdit.

 

barber

barber v. tr. verbe transitif 1 familier Ennuyer. : Ce film nous a barbés. 2 québécisme familier Provoquer. : Ce garçon nous a barbés; nous l ’avons attaqué à coups de balles de neige. Note Technique Ce verbe est d ’emploi familier; dans un style soigné, on écrit plutôt ennuyer. aimer

 

barbet

barbet adj. inv. et n. m. adjectif invariable et nom masculin Se dit d ’un chien à poil long et frisé. : Un chien barbet. Des barbets enjoués.

 

barbiche

barbiche n. f. nom féminin Petite barbe. : Le professeur Tournesol porte une barbiche.

 

barbier

barbier FORME FAUTIVE Archaïsme au sens de coiffeur.

 

barbiturique

barbiturique adj. et n. m. adjectif et nom masculin Sédatif. : Ce sont des barbituriques puissants.

 

barbon

barbon n. m. nom masculin péjoratif Homme d ’un âge avancé.

 

barbotage

barbotage n. m. nom masculin Action de barboter dans l ’eau.

 

barbote

barbote ou barbotte n. f. nom féminin Poisson de rivière ou de lac.

 

barboter

barboter v. intr. verbe intransitif Patauger dans l ’eau, la boue. : Les enfants barbotent dans la mare. aimer Note Orthographique barbo t er.

 

barboteuse

barboteuse n. f. nom féminin 1 Vêtement d ’enfant d ’une seule pièce. 2 Piscine peu profonde destinée aux enfants. Note Orthographique barbo t euse.

 

barbouillage

barbouillage ou barbouillis n. m. nom masculin 1 Action de barbouiller. 2 Écriture peu lisible, dessin maladroit. : Ce ne sont que des barbouillages. SYNONYME gribouillage ; gribouillis ; griffonnage . Note Technique En ce sens, le mot est généralement au pluriel.

 

barbouiller

barbouiller v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Salir. : Laurence a barbouillé sa robe de jus d ’orange. SYNONYME tacher . 1 Se tacher. : Les enfants se sont barbouillés de chocolat. 2 Se gâter, en parlant du temps. : Le ciel s ’est barbouillé de nuages sombres. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. La joue qu ’il s ’est barbouillée. Les élèves se sont barbouillés d ’encre. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Alexa s ’est barbouillé les doigts. LOCUTION Avoir l ’estomac barbouillé. figuré Éprouver des ennuis digestifs. SYNONYME avoir la nausée ; avoir mal au cœur . aimer Conjugaison Les lettres ill sont suivies d'un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l'indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous barbouillions, (que ) vous barbouilliez.

 

barbouilleur

barbouilleur , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui barbouille.

 

barbouze

barbouze n. m. nom masculin familier Agent secret.

 

barbu

barbu , ue adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui a de la barbe. : Un musicien barbu. Ce barbu est sympathique. ANTONYME imberbe .

 

barbue

barbue n. f. nom féminin Poisson de mer.

 

Spanish Dictionary

barba

barba nombre femenino 1 Pelo fuerte que nace, especialmente al hombre, en la zona de la mandíbula y en las mejillas :dejarse crecer la barba; mesarse las barbas; ningún torero en activo se deja crecer la barba; tiene una barba de dos días .Se usa también en plural con el mismo significado .barba cerrada Barba que es muy densa y dura .barba (o barbas ) de chivo Barba escasa en las mejillas y larga en el mentón .barba de choclo Arg, Urug Conjunto de filamentos de color tostado que tiene la mazorca del maíz; se usa en medicina popular y antiguamente se fumaba .2 Parte de la cara del hombre y algunos animales situada debajo de la boca :se cayó de boca y se hizo un corte en la barba .SINÓNIMO barbilla, mentón .3 Pelo que nace debajo de la boca de algunos animales :el macho cabrío tiene una barba larga .4 Cada una de las muchas láminas córneas, duras y flexibles, que cuelgan de la mandíbula superior de la boca de la ballena, con las que filtra el plancton y el krill .También barba de ballena .SINÓNIMO ballena .5 Cada uno de los filamentos finos y flexibles que parten del eje de la pluma de un ave :las barbas se mantienen unidas al raquis mediante bárbulas o mediante unos diminutos ganchos .6 coloquial Persona, en la distribución de algo entre varios :nos tocarán 15 pesos por barba .SINÓNIMO cabeza .7 nombre masculino Actor de teatro que representaba papeles de personas de edad :la compañía carecía de barba .8 barbas nombre femenino plural Bordes sin cortar, o mal cortados, de las hojas de un libro o de un conjunto de pliegos de papel .9 barbas nombre masculino coloquial Persona que lleva barba :el barbas aquel no hace más que mirar hacia aquí .en las (propias ) barbas coloquial Indica que una cosa sucede delante o en presencia de una persona, sin que esta se cuenta o sin que importe si se entera o no :se rio de ellos en sus propias barbas .estar barba arriba Hond coloquial Estar [una persona ] sin hacer nada en una situación que exige acción .hacer la barba i Méx coloquial Quitar con navaja o máquina la barba :espérate un momento mientras me hago la barba .ii Méx coloquial Alabar o tratar de agradar a una persona con el único objetivo de conseguir un favor o un beneficio :hacerle la barba al jefe .SINÓNIMO adular .subirse a las barbas coloquial Perder el respeto o el temor a una persona :si no eres más estricto con tus alumnos, se te subirán a las barbas . VÉASE papel de barba .

 

barbacana

barbacana nombre femenino 1 Obra de fortificación, avanzada y aislada, para defender puertas, cabezas de puente, etc .2 Abertura, generalmente vertical y estrecha, en el muro de una fortificación desde donde se disparaban los cañones .3 Muro bajo que bordea el atrio de ciertas iglesias .

 

barbacoa

barbacoa (también barbacuá )nombre femenino 1 Utensilio portátil o construcción que consta de una repisa en la que se coloca leña o carbón encendidos y una parrilla metálica; se usa para asar alimentos al aire libre colocados sobre la parrilla .2 Comida en la que se toman alimentos, generalmente carne o pescado, asados en la barbacoa :los fotógrafos hicieron guardia con barbacoa incluida mientras esperaban a la ministra .3 Amér Zarzo de cañas y mimbres sobre puntales que sirve de camastro :su miserable barbacoa le pareció la cama de un rey .4 Amér Andamio o mirador en que se pone la persona que cuida los maizales .5 Amér Choza o pequeña casa rústica construida con ramas y maderas sobre árboles o estacas .6 Guat, Méx Estructura artesanal compuesta por un conjunto de palos de madera verde que se colocan a manera de parrilla sobre un hoyo cavado en la tierra, en el que se enciende fuego, y que sirve para asar carne .7 Guat, Méx Carne, generalmente de cordero o de chivo, asada de este modo .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) de una lengua aborigen del Caribe. Designaba originariamente los armazones y andamios destinados a usos varios; de la forma de estos surgió la acepción actual de parrilla .

 

barbacuá

barbacuá nombre femenino Barbacoa .

 

barbada

barbada nombre femenino 1 Quijada inferior de las caballerías .2 Cadenilla o hierro corvo que se pone a las caballerías por debajo de la barba para dirigirlas y sujetarlas :Lucera oyó el chasquido de la lengua, y sintió aflojarse la barbada y que le hurgaban en la cruz, señal inequívoca de que su dueño tenía prisa .3 Pieza de madera que se adosa a la parte inferior del violín para apoyar la barbilla al tocarlo .4 Pez marino de unos 30 cm de longitud, color pardo o gris, cuerpo alargado, segunda aleta dorsal muy larga, y con un pequeño apéndice carnoso a modo de barba saliente en la punta de la mandíbula inferior y dos en la superior; habita en el Atlántico; su carne es comestible .5 Bol, Perú Cinta con la que se sujeta el sombrero por debajo de la barbilla .

 

barbado, -da

barbado, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que tiene barba .2 nombre masculino Árbol o sarmiento que se planta con raíces :plantar de barbado .

 

barbaján

barbaján adjetivo /nombre masculino Cuba, Méx [hombre ] Que es tosco y grosero .

 

barbar

barbar verbo intransitivo 1 Empezar a echar barba [una persona ].SINÓNIMO embarbecer .2 Echar raíces [una planta ].

 

barbárico, -ca

barbárico, -ca adjetivo Relativo a los pueblos bárbaros .SINÓNIMO bárbaro .

 

barbaridad

barbaridad nombre femenino 1 Dicho o hecho que causa sorpresa y rechazo por ser especialmente torpe, equivocado o exagerado :es una barbaridad que quieras vender tu casa por tan poco dinero; es una barbaridad afirmar que nuestros soldados no están preparados .SINÓNIMO animalada, bestialidad .2 Acción desmesurada y desproporcionada que se realiza con brutalidad o violencia :la guerra es la gran barbaridad .SINÓNIMO atrocidad, bestialidad .3 Cantidad muy grande de una cosa :en Navidad se suele comer una barbaridad; me sorprende la barbaridad de gente que acude a este tipo de fiestas .una barbaridad coloquial Se usa con valor ponderativo para indicar que algo sucede mucho :aprieta el calor una barbaridad; me alegro una barbaridad; simpatizaron y hablaban una barbaridad .

 

barbarie

barbarie nombre femenino 1 Actitud de la persona o grupo que actúan fuera de las normas de cultura, en especial de carácter ético, y son salvajes, crueles o faltos de compasión hacia la vida o la dignidad de los demás :exhala el último suspiro, con la pluma todavía en la mano, mostrando el valor moral de la razón frente a la barbarie y al crimen .2 Estado de incultura que padece una persona o un grupo .

 

barbarismo

barbarismo nombre masculino 1 Palabra, expresión o giro procedentes de una lengua extranjera :la palabra software es un barbarismo en español .SINÓNIMO extranjerismo .2 Incorrección en el uso del lenguaje que consiste en pronunciar o escribir mal las palabras o en utilizar palabras equivocadas o inexistentes en la lengua :decir ‘cocreta ’ por croqueta es un barbarismo .

 

barbarizar

barbarizar verbo transitivo 1 Introducir en un país las costumbres o la cultura que se consideran propias de los pueblos bárbaros que invadieron el imperio romano :la Península Ibérica fue barbarizada por los visigodos .2 Adulterar una lengua utilizando barbarismos en lugar de las palabras propias de la lengua .3 verbo intransitivo Decir barbaridades :se marchó mientras el loro del vecino barbarizaba . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .

 

bárbaro, -ra

bárbaro, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que no pertenecía al imperio romano, por excelencia los germanos; en especial, perteneciente a alguno de los pueblos de Europa y Asia que ocuparon el imperio romano en el siglo v :más allá de donde alcanza el poder de Roma está el mundo caótico, desordenado y tiránico de los bárbaros; tras la romanización, suevos, vándalos y alanos, los pueblos bárbaros del norte, invadieron la Península Ibérica .2 adjetivo Relativo a estos pueblos :invasiones bárbaras .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que comete actos violentos, crueles e inhumanos, propios de una persona no civilizada .SINÓNIMO salvaje .4 [persona ] Que es incivilizado, con poca cultura y, generalmente, rudo o grosero :situó los términos de la polémica cultural entre bárbaros y defensores del progreso .5 adjetivo Que es propio o característico de estas personas :una práctica bárbara .6 coloquial Se utiliza para connotar e intensificar positivamente la palabra a la que se aplica; si esta palabra remite a una realidad negativa, la connota o intensifica negativamente :una comida bárbara; un castigo bárbaro; una agresión bárbara .7 Arg, Bol, Urug coloquial [persona ] Que es simpático, comprensivo y abierto :mi sobrino es un pibe bárbaro, siempre está pendiente de atender a su abuelo .8 bárbaro adverbio coloquial Muy bien :lo pasaron bárbaro .9 ¡bárbaro!interjección Arg, Cuba, Urug coloquial Expresión con que una persona indica acuerdo o conformidad con lo que otra dice :―¿Vamos al cine hoy a la tarde? ―¡Bárbaro! ¿Qué película vamos a ver? ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín barbarus y este del griego bárbaros, que se refería inicialmente a los pueblos extranjeros en general. Del mismo origen onomatopéyico que barbotar (V.) y balbucir (V.) por imitación del hablar incomprensible de los extranjeros .

 

barbasco

barbasco nombre masculino Nombre de varios géneros de plantas que se caracterizan por contener un jugo con efectos narcóticos que afectan a los peces pero no a las personas; se emplean en la pesca fluvial; son típicas de Colombia y Venezuela .

 

barbastrense

barbastrense adjetivo 1 Relativo a Barbastro, localidad española, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO barbastrino .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es de Barbastro .SINÓNIMO barbastrino .

 

barbastrino, -na

barbastrino, -na barbastrense .

 

barbear

barbear verbo transitivo 1 Llegar con la barba a cierta altura, [especialmente algunos animales ]:los toros saltan todo lo que barbean .2 verbo intransitivo Aproximarse [una cosa ] a la altura de otra :barbear con la pared .3 verbo transitivo Colomb, Cuba Retorcer por el cuello a una res hasta derribarla, sujetándola por el cuerno y el hocico :un grupo de tres peones se dedicaban a barbear las reses .4 verbo intransitivo taur Andar [el toro ] a lo largo de las tablas rozándolas con el hocico, como buscando la salida del ruedo .

 

barbechar

barbechar verbo transitivo Arar la tierra para la siembra y dejarla durante un tiempo en este estado para que reciba la acción de los agentes atmosféricos .SINÓNIMO abarbechar .

 

barbechera

barbechera nombre femenino 1 Conjunto de terrenos en barbecho .2 Época en que se barbecha .

 

barbecho

barbecho nombre masculino 1 Terreno de labor que no se siembra durante uno o dos años para que la tierra descanse o se regenere :del pueblo llega el tintinar de las esquilas de las cabras que salen a pastar a los secos barbechos .2 Sistema de cultivo que consiste en dejar de sembrar la tierra periódicamente para que se regenere :el barbecho afecta a más del 40 \% de la superficie cultivable .en barbecho Sin cultivar temporalmente para que la tierra descanse :la superficie dejada en barbecho abarca más de un 60 \% de toda el área cultivable .

 

barbería

barbería nombre femenino 1 Establecimiento en el que se afeita, se corta y arregla el pelo, la barba o el bigote a los hombres .2 Profesión de barbero .

 

barberil

barberil adjetivo coloquial Del barbero (hombre ) o relacionado con él .

 

barbero, -ra

barbero, -ra nombre masculino 1 Hombre que tiene por oficio afeitar, cortar y arreglar la barba, el bigote y el pelo a los hombres :dos puertas más arriba de la del herrador estaba colgada la bacía del barbero .2 Pez marino de unos 20 cm de longitud, color marrón oscuro, boca pequeña, ojos grandes, cola ahorquillada, piel muy áspera y una espina dura y puntiaguda a modo de cuchilla junto a la cola; hay varias especies :los barberos tienen dientes especiales para roer las algas que crecen en las rocas y los corales .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Hond, Méx, Nicar coloquial [persona ] Que alaba de forma exagerada e interesada o trata de agradar a alguien con el único fin de conseguir un favor o un beneficio . VÉASE navaja barbera .

 

barbián, -biana

barbián, -biana adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino coloquial [persona ] Que es desenvuelto y simpático .

 

barbiblanco, -ca

barbiblanco, -ca adjetivo Barbicano .

 

barbicano, -na

barbicano, -na adjetivo Que tiene la barba cana .SINÓNIMO barbiblanco .

 

barbihecho, -cha

barbihecho, -cha adjetivo Que está recién afeitado .

 

barbijo

barbijo nombre masculino 1 RPlata, Bol Cinta de cuero que va adherida al borde interior del sombrero y que sirve para sujetarlo debajo de la barbilla .2 Arg, Bol, Par Cicatriz que tiene una persona en la cara .SINÓNIMO chirlo .3 Arg, Urug Pieza de tela con la que, por asepsia, los médicos y auxiliares se cubren la boca y la nariz .

 

barbilampiño, -ña

barbilampiño, -ña adjetivo [hombre ] Que no tiene pelo en la barba o tiene muy poco, en especial si es joven .SINÓNIMO imberbe, lampiño .

 

barbilindo

barbilindo adjetivo [hombre joven ] Que presume de bien parecido y se arregla mucho .SINÓNIMO barbilucio .

 

barbilla

barbilla nombre femenino 1 Parte de la cara de una persona y algunos animales situada debajo de la boca, especialmente el extremo inferior :tenía un hoyuelo en la barbilla; el tabernero, que está enjuagando una frasca detrás del mostrador, levanta los ojos, nos mira y luego hace el gesto de siempre, señalando con la barbilla la única mesa del fondo que está ocupada .SINÓNIMO mentón .2 zool Cada uno de los diminutos filamentos que unen las barbas de la pluma de un ave .SINÓNIMO bárbula .3 zool Cada uno de los apéndices carnosos a modo de barbas que bordean la boca de algunos peces :las barbillas del gobio .SINÓNIMO bárbula .

 

barbilucio

barbilucio adjetivo Barbilindo .

 

barbiluengo, -ga

barbiluengo, -ga adjetivo Que tiene la barba larga .

 

barbiponiente

barbiponiente adjetivo formal [hombre joven ] Que empieza a salirle la barba .SINÓNIMO barbipungente .

 

barbipungente

barbipungente adjetivo formal Barbiponiente .

 

barbiquejo

barbiquejo nombre masculino 1 Barboquejo .2 Perú Pañuelo que, rodeando la cara, se pasa por debajo de la barba y ata por encima de la cabeza .3 mar Cabo o cadena que sujeta el bauprés (palo grueso e inclinado que asegura los cabos del trinquete ) al tajamar o a la roda de proa .

 

barbirralo, -la

barbirralo, -la adjetivo [hombre ] Que tiene la barba rala o poco poblada .

 

barbirrojo, -ja

barbirrojo, -ja adjetivo Que tiene la barba rojiza .SINÓNIMO barbitaheño, taheño .

 

barbirrucio, -cia

barbirrucio, -cia adjetivo Que tiene la barba mezclada de pelos blancos y negros .

 

barbitaheño, -ña

barbitaheño, -ña adjetivo Barbirrojo .

 

barbitúrico

barbitúrico nombre masculino Sustancia química que tiene un efecto sedante sobre el sistema nervioso y actúa deprimiendo la actividad cerebral :el uso continuado de barbitúricos puede causar adicción; algunos barbitúricos se emplean para tratar la epilepsia .

 

barbiturismo

barbiturismo nombre masculino Intoxicación que se produce por tomar barbitúricos de forma habitual o abusiva .

 

barbo

barbo nombre masculino Pez de agua dulce de color pardo en el dorso y claro en el vientre, cuerpo macizo y hocico alargado con varios apéndices carnosos a modo de barba colgando de la punta de la mandíbula superior; su carne es comestible; hay varias especies diferentes :las especies europeas de barbo miden entre 20 y 50 cm de longitud .barbo de mar Salmonete .SINÓNIMO trilla .

 

barboquejo

barboquejo nombre masculino Cinta con que se sujeta el sombrero o el casco por debajo de la barba .SINÓNIMO barbiquejo, barbuquejo .

 

barbotar

barbotar verbo transitivo 1 Decir una cosa de forma entrecortada y confusa .SINÓNIMO barbotear .2 verbo intransitivo Pronunciar palabras o sonidos entrecortados y poco distintos, en especial debido a un enojo o a la ira .SINÓNIMO barbotear .

 

barbotear

barbotear verbo transitivo Barbotar .

 

barboteo

barboteo nombre masculino Modo de pronunciar palabras o sonidos entrecortados y confusos :reían en un barboteo bajo y siniestro .

 

barbuda

barbuda nombre femenino Hongo comestible de sombrero ovoide y cilíndrico de color blanco sucio y pie esbelto con un anillo membranoso .

 

barbudo, -da

barbudo, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que tiene mucha barba :un hombre de faz barbuda; un jinete barbudo .

 

bárbula

bárbula nombre femenino 1 zool Cada uno de los diminutos filamentos que unen las barbas de la pluma de un ave .SINÓNIMO barbilla .2 zool Cada uno de los apéndices carnosos a modo de barbas que bordean la boca de algunos peces :el barbo tiene bárbulas .SINÓNIMO barbilla .

 

barbulla

barbulla nombre femenino Ruido confuso que produce la gente que habla gritando o cuando hablan todos a un mismo tiempo .

 

barbullar

barbullar verbo intransitivo Hablar [la gente ] de forma atropellada, gritando o todos a un mismo tiempo .

 

barbullón, -llona

barbullón, -llona adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que barbulla .

 

barbuquejo

barbuquejo nombre masculino Barboquejo .

 

barbusano

barbusano nombre masculino 1 Árbol lauráceo de las islas Canarias de madera muy dura que puede alcanzar los 16 m de altura .2 Madera de este árbol, parecida a la caoba .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

barb

barb /bɑː r b /名詞 C 1 (矢じり, 釣り針などの )戻り, 返し, かかり, あご (barbed ).2 とげのある言葉, 中傷, いやみ (gibe ).3 (有刺鉄線の )とげ .4 (ナマズなどの )ひげ (barbel ); (鳥の )羽枝 うし .5 バーブ 〘修道女が用いる喉 のど と胸を覆う布 〙.動詞 他動詞 〈釣り針など 〉に戻りを付ける ; 針金 〉にとげを付ける (barbed ).

 

Barbados

Bar ba dos /bɑː r béɪdoʊs |-dɔs /名詞 バルバドス 〘カリブ海西インド諸島の共和国; 首都 Bridgetown .Bar b di an /-diən /形容詞 名詞 バルバドスの (人 ).

 

Barbara

Bar ba ra /bɑ́ː r b (ə )rə /名詞 バーバラ 〘女の名; 愛称 Bab, Babs, Barb, Barby 〙.

 

barbarian

bar bar i an /bɑː r bériən |-béə -/名詞 C 1 ⦅しばしばけなして ⦆野蛮人, 未開人, 無教養な人 .2 (古代ギリシャ ローマ人から見ての )異邦人, (古代 中世の世界で, キリスト教徒から見ての )異教徒 .形容詞 1 未開の, 野蛮人の, 無教養の ▸ a barbarian king 未開部族の王 (!barbaric, barbarousが持つ軽蔑的な含意はない; a barbarous king は 「残忍な王 」) .2 異邦人の, 異教徒の .

 

barbaric

bar bar ic /bɑː r bǽrɪk /形容詞 ⦅しばしばけなして ⦆1 〈人 習慣 態度 行為などが 〉野蛮人のような, 未開の, 下品な, 残酷 [忍 ]な (cruel, brutal ).2 芸術 趣味などが 〉荒っぽい, 野性的な .bar b r i cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞

 

barbarism

bar ba rism /bɑ́ː r bərɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 1 U (人 行為における )野蛮 [未開 ]な状態 (civilization ).2 C 野蛮な行為 [風習, 性質 ].3 C 破格な語彙 [表現 ](solecism ).

 

barbarity

bar bar i ty /bɑː r bǽrəti /名詞 -ties U C 1 野蛮, 残酷, 残虐 (行為 )(atrocity ).2 (文体などの )荒々しさ .

 

barbarous

bar ba rous /bɑ́ː r b (ə )rəs /形容詞 ⦅けなして ⦆1 〈人 態度 行為などが 〉野蛮な, 残酷な, 残忍な, 下品な (barbarian ).2 〈音が 〉耳障りな, 不快な .3 非標準的な, 破格文法の .ly 副詞

 

barbecue

bar be cue /bɑ́ː r bɪkjùː / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖<スペイン 名詞 s /-z /C 1 バーベキューセット こんろ 焼き網 [串 (ぐし )]など .2 (屋外の )バーベキューパーティ (barbecue party ; ⦅略 ⦆BBQ ).3 (直火で焼いた )肉, バーベキュー .動詞 他動詞 〈肉 魚など 〉をバーベキューにする ,直火 じかび で焼く (bake 類義 ) 〘特に香辛料のきいた味の濃いタレ (barbecue sauce )を付けて 〙.~̀ gr ll バーベキュー用のこんろ .

 

barbed

barbed 形容詞 1 (有刺鉄線の )とげのある ; 〈矢じり 釣り針などが 〉戻り [あご, 返し ]の付いた .2 〈意見などが 〉皮肉な, 中傷的な ▸ a barbed comment 辛辣 しんらつ な意見 ~̀ w re 有刺鉄線 (barbwire ).

 

barbel

bar bel /bɑ́ː r b (ə )l /名詞 C 1 〘魚 〙バーベル 〘欧州産のコイ科の大きな魚 〙.2 (コイ ナマズなどの )ひげ .

 

barbell

b r b ll 名詞 C (重量挙げの )バーベル (dumbbell ).

 

barber

bar ber /bɑ́ː r r /〖語源は 「あごひげ (beard )を剃 (そ )る人 」〗名詞 s /-z /C 理髪師 , 床屋 (hairdresser ) 〘昔は外科医や歯科医を兼ねていた; 赤白の看板の柱は血と包帯を表す 〙; ⦅英 ⦆理髪店, 散髪屋 at a barber's (shop )理髪店で (≒ ⦅米 ⦆at a barbershop;at a barberとしない )go to the barber ('s )床屋に行く 動詞 他動詞 〈人 〉の散髪をする, ひげを剃る; 〈芝生など 〉を刈る .自動詞 理髪師をする .~́ ('s ) ch ir (高さの調節できる )床屋いす .~́ 's tch [r sh ]〘医 〙毛瘡 もうそう 〘カミソリ負けによる皮膚病 〙; 床屋疹 しん .~́ ('s ) p le (店頭にある )理髪店の看板柱 .

 

barbershop

b rber sh p 名詞 C 1 ⦅米 ⦆理髪店, 床屋 (⦅英 ⦆barber's (shop )).2 ⦅米話 ⦆(伴奏なしでポピュラーソングを歌う )男性四重唱団 (barbershop quartet ).

 

barbican

bar bi can /bɑ́ː r bɪk (ə )n /名詞 C (城 町などの )外防備 〘塔 楼門 物見やぐらなど 〙.

 

Barbie

Bar bie /bɑ́ː r bi /名詞 C 1 商標 バービー人形 〘金髪の白人女性の人形 〙.2 ⦅米俗 ⦆バービー (ちゃん )(Barbie doll ) 〘かわいいだけで知性に欠ける女の子 〙.

 

barbie

bar bie /bɑ́ː r bi /名詞 ⦅英 くだけて ⦆barbecue .

 

barbital

bar bi tal /bɑ́ː r bətɑ̀ːl, -tɔ̀ːl |-bɪt (ə )l /名詞 U ⦅米 ⦆〘薬 〙バルビタール 鎮静剤 催眠剤 .

 

barbiturate

bar bi tu rate /bɑː r bɪ́tʃ (ə )rət |-tʃʊ -/名詞 C U 〘化 〙バルビツール酸塩 〘鎮痛 催眠 精神安定剤 .

 

barbwire

b rb w re 名詞 ⦅米 ⦆barbed wire .