A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.
The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle.
That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
A fake customer or companion, especially a woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.
The byssus of certain shellfish.
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded.
To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual.
Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape.
To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills.
A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
A disguise; concealment.
To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
To present publicly (on the screen).
To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
To fit with a screen.
To shelter or conceal.
To filter by passing through a screen.
To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.