an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

the pointed part of barbed wire

a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

provide with barbs

a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

a native or inhabitant of Barbados

of or relating to or characteristic of Barbados or its inhabitants

a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area

easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela

tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C

the basic unit of money in Barbados

West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits

small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies

named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered

East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental

West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits

British sculptor (1902-1975)

United States historian (1912-1989)

English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

United States historian (1912-1989)

biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress

of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida

of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida

noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium

a member of an uncivilized people

a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

without civilizing influences

without civilizing influences

unrestrained and crudely rich

an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized

become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language

make crude or savage in behavior or speech

a brutal barbarous savage act

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

a brutal barbarous savage act

an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized

become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language

make crude or savage in behavior or speech

Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)

Barbary pirate (died in 1546)

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

primitive in customs and culture

in a barbarous manner

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries

tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar

a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)

the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates