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barbed: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"; capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

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countervallation collapse

tined collapse

spiked collapse: having a long sharp point; equipped with long sharp-pointed projections especially along the top of a wall or fence; "the fence was iron and spiked along the top"

spined collapse

tapered collapse: becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"

tapering collapse: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"; gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"

pronged collapse: having prongs or tines; usually used in combination; "a three-tined fork"

bartizan collapse

contravallation collapse

abatis collapse

battlement collapse: a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

redoubt collapse: a forbidding stronghold

horned collapse: having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind; "horned viper"; "great horned owl"; "the unicorn--a mythical horned beast"; "long-horned cattle"

escarpment collapse: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification; a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

thorny collapse: bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights"

spiny collapse

toothed collapse: having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed"

drawbridge collapse: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

glacis collapse

bastion collapse: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification; a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle; a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"

palisade collapse: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

scarp collapse

fortification collapse: the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food); defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it; the art or science of strengthening defenses

prickly collapse

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

earthwork collapse: an earthen rampart

breastwork collapse

parapet collapse: fortification consisting of a low wall; a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

horny collapse: having horns or hornlike projections; "horny coral"; "horny (or horned) frog"

sconce collapse: a candlestick with a flat side to be hung on the wall

rampart collapse: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

stockade collapse: fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense; surround with a stockade in order to fortify

barricade collapse: a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they stormed the barricade"; block off with barricades; prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"; render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

enclosure collapse: the act of enclosing something inside something else; artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose; something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter; a naturally enclosed space

wall collapse: an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"; a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"; a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"; (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"; anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"; a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain); a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"; surround with a wall in order to fortify

loophole collapse: a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons; an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

pungent collapse: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

entanglement collapse

poignant collapse: keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"

tart collapse: a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust; a small open pie with a fruit filling

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