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sima [sí.mâ.] : barb (n.); fluke (n.)
Synonyms: sagangat

Derivatives of sima


Glosses:
barb
n. (communication)1. barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slaman aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect.; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
~ comment, remark, inputa statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
~ cheap shotan unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person.
n. (artifact)2. barbthe pointed part of barbed wire.
~ barbed wire, barbwirestrong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage.
~ pointsharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
n. (artifact)3. barba subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove.
~ arrowheadthe pointed head or striking tip of an arrow.
~ flukea barb on a harpoon or arrow.
~ hooka curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something.
~ pointsharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
~ lance, spear, shafta long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon.
n. (animal)4. barbone of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather.
~ web, vanethe flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
~ fibril, filament, stranda very slender natural or synthetic fiber.
v. (contact)5. barbprovide with barbs.; "barbed wire"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
fluke
n. (phenomenon)1. fluke, good fortune, good lucka stroke of luck.
~ fortune, luckan unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome.; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
~ serendipitygood luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries.
n. (artifact)2. flukea barb on a harpoon or arrow.
~ barba subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove.
~ harpoona spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it.
n. (artifact)3. flue, flukeflat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor.
~ anchor, ground tacklea mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving.
~ projectionany structure that branches out from a central support.
n. (animal)4. flukeeither of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean.
~ cetacean, cetacean mammal, blowerlarge aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals.
~ tailthe posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.
n. (animal)5. fluke, trematode, trematode wormparasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host.
~ flatworm, platyhelminthparasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body.
~ class trematoda, trematodaparasitic flatworms (including flukes).
~ fasciola hepatica, liver flukeflatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans.
~ fasciolopsis buskifluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia.
~ blood fluke, schistosomeflatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals.