barnacle

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Synonyms: bernacle, barnicle, manacle, barnacled, bernicle, binnacle, garnache, barrace, earnable, burnable, barnacles

Antonyms: bernacle, barnicle, manacle, barnacled, bernicle, binnacle, garnache, barrace, earnable, burnable, barnacles

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Noun

1. A [[marine]] [[crustacean]] of the [[subclass]] {{taxfmt|Cirripedia|infraclass}} that [[attach]]es itself to [[submerged]] [[surface]]s such as tidal rocks or the [[bottom]]s of [[ship]]s.
2. The [[barnacle goose]].
3. {{lb|en|engineering|slang}} In [[electrical engineering]], a [[change]] made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
4. {{lb|en|electronics|slang}} On [[printed circuit board]]s, 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. {{lb|en|software engineering|slang}} A [[deprecated]] or obsolete file, image or other [[artifact]] that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|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. {{lb|en|archaic|British|slang|in the plural}} A pair of [[spectacles]].
8. {{lb|en|slang|obsolete}} A good job, or snack easily obtained.
9. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[worldly]] [[sailor]].

Verb

1. To connect with or attach.
2. To press close against something.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|village|par/Shilton and Barnacle|bor/Rugby|co/Warwickshire|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SP3884}}.
2. {{surname|en}}.

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