Barnacles

noun verb

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

Meaning

  1. (noun) A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
  2. (noun) The barnacle goose.
  3. (noun) In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
  4. (noun) On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
  5. (noun) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
  6. (noun) (in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
  7. (noun) (in the plural) A pair of spectacles.
  8. (noun) A good job, or snack easily obtained.
  9. (noun) A worldly sailor.
  10. (verb) To connect with or attach.
  11. (verb) To press close against something.

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Letter breakdown

  • Barnacles contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 8 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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What does Barnacles mean?

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

How many letters are in Barnacles?

Barnacles has 9 letters.

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