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Term: barb

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "barb": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

barb

Definitions

Noun

  1. An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  2. The pointed part of barbed wire
  3. A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
  4. One of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

Verb

  1. Provide with barbs

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "barb".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 barbecue 3 13
2 barbed 1 11
3 barbara 3 10
4 barber 2 8
5 barbell 2 5
6 barbarians 4 4
7 barbecues 3 3
8 barbecued 3 2
9 barbs 1 2
10 barbarian 4 1
11 barbaric 3 1
12 barbarous 3 1
13 barbed-wire 2 1
14 barber's 2 1
15 barbiturate 4 1
16 barbour 2 1
17 barb 1 0
18 barb's 1 0
19 barba 2 0
20 barbados 3 0
21 barbagallo 4 0
22 barbakow 3 0
23 barbanel 3 0
24 barbano 3 0
25 barbara's 3 0
26 barbaree 3 0
27 barbarino 4 0
28 barbarism 4 0
29 barbarity 4 0
30 barbaro 3 0
31 barbary 3 0
32 barbash 2 0
33 barbato 3 0
34 barbe 1 0
35 barbeau 2 0
36 barbecue's 3 0
37 barbecueing 4 0
38 barbee 2 0
39 barbella 3 0
40 barbells 2 0
41 barbels 2 0
42 barbeque 3 0
43 barbequed 3 0
44 barbequeing 4 0
45 barbeques 3 0
46 barbera 3 0
47 barberi 3 0
48 barberio 4 0
49 barberis 3 0
50 barbero 3 0
51 barbers 2 0
52 barbershop 3 0
53 barbette 2 0
54 barbian 3 0
55 barbie 2 0
56 barbie's 2 0
57 barbier 3 0
58 barbieri 3 0
59 barbieri's 3 0
60 barbies 2 0
61 barbin 2 0
62 barbiturates 4 0
63 barbo 2 0
64 barbone 2 0
65 barbosa 3 0
66 barbour's 2 0
67 barboursville 3 0
68 barboza 3 0
69 barbra 2 0
70 barbre 2 0
71 barbuda 3 0
72 barby 2 0
73 ebarb 2 0
74 labarbera 4 0
75 rhubarb 2 0
76 ybarbo 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "barb".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 barbe 1 0
2 ebarb 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "barb".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bar 1 82
2 barbed 1 11
3 barber 2 8
4 barbs 1 2
5 ebarb 2 0
6 barby 2 0
7 barbo 2 0
8 barbe 1 0
9 barba 2 0
10 bab 1 0
11 arb 1 0
12 ybarbo 3 0
13 barbre 2 0
14 barbra 2 0
15 barbin 2 0
16 barbie 2 0
17 barbee 2 0
18 barb's 1 0
19 zarb 1 0
20 obar 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "barb" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "barb" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "barb" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "barb".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 barb's 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 76

Sound Alikes: 2

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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