Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "barnacle" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

O'Shea's vent barnacle acorn barnacle barnacle eater barnacle goose barnacle scale barnaclelike barnacly barnacular debarnacle giant barnacle goose barnacle gooseneck barnacle rock barnacle whale barnacle

Context

british computing engineering slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

arthropod crustacean goose

Type Of (IsA)

crustacean

Related Terms

limpet

Related Terms

attach attached attached ships barnacle goose boat boat parasite bottom capacitor change circuit board cirripedia clinger clinging creature crustacean daughterboard electrical engineering growth horse hull limpet marine on pier parasite parts pier pincers resistor rings sea sea clinger sea creature sea crustacean sea growth ship ship hull ships spectacles sticky sticky parts subassembly subclass submerged surface white white rings

Synonym Network

barnacle goose

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