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barnacle

Barnacle is a 8 letter word which starts with the letter B and ends with the letter E for which we found 4 definitions.

Definition
(n.) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks floating timber ships etc. esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies) and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia and Goose barnacle.
(n.) A bernicle goose.
(n.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose and thus restraining him.
(sing.) Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers.

Syllable Information

The word barnacle is a 8 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for barnacle is: bar-na-cle


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