Explore Barnacles through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Barnacles meaning
plural of barnacle
Using Barnacles
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of barnacle
- In the example corpus, barnacles often appears in combinations such as: in barnacles, barnacles and, goose barnacles.
Context around Barnacles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barnacles
- In this selection, "barnacles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, goose, way, stalked, attached, possible and hunted stand out and add context to how "barnacles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include covered in barnacles and covered in barnacles possible to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barnacles" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barnacles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was described as being gigantic and covered in barnacles. (10 words)
Among these are: the Galician empanada, Galician octopus, scallops, crab and barnacles. (12 words)
A ‘percebeiro’ shows his Goose barnacles hunted ahead of Christmas celebrations in the rough waters of Cape Roncudo. (18 words)
It was obvious that many barnacles had formed and clung to this buoy, claiming it as their own, fighting for space alongside algae while the occasional perched bird rested their wings on top next to the small solar panels. (39 words)
Taxonomic affinity seeAlso The group had been variously assigned to the echinoderms, barnacles, annelids and mollusks, before the discovery of a fossil preserving soft tissue allowed a firm classification to the annelids, in 2008. (34 words)
When Siobhán goes for a dive, she quickly notices that it isn’t barnacles that are latched onto the Niamh Cinn-Oir but rather the tendrils of some sort of giant bioluminescent creature. (33 words)
Example sentences (13)
The way “Fold” perches around a pointed rock reminded me of the way barnacles and mussels stubbornly cling to rocks or wharfs.
Behold, the overall winner of the competition: a shot of a socc—er, football—covered in goose barnacles on its underside.
This purple squat lobster with stalked barnacles attached to it was observed while conducting a remotely operated vehicle dive in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in 2016.
But he lacks focus and is susceptible to flattery—which is how DC barnacles like John Bolton ended up in his administration.
Dr Ford said Ms Carey's version was "encrusted with embellishments", rather like a ship's hull might be covered in "barnacles".
The rising tide will bring the offshore waters back into the estuary to cover the flats and immerse the barnacles and crested oysters growing on the exposed prop roots of mangrove forests.
When Siobhán goes for a dive, she quickly notices that it isn’t barnacles that are latched onto the Niamh Cinn-Oir but rather the tendrils of some sort of giant bioluminescent creature.
Video shows a salmon shark repeatedly rubbing itself against a floating log covered in barnacles, possible to remove parasites from its skin, off the coast of Vancouver Island.
A ‘percebeiro’ shows his Goose barnacles hunted ahead of Christmas celebrations in the rough waters of Cape Roncudo.
It was obvious that many barnacles had formed and clung to this buoy, claiming it as their own, fighting for space alongside algae while the occasional perched bird rested their wings on top next to the small solar panels.
Among these are: the Galician empanada, Galician octopus, scallops, crab and barnacles.
He was described as being gigantic and covered in barnacles.
Taxonomic affinity seeAlso The group had been variously assigned to the echinoderms, barnacles, annelids and mollusks, before the discovery of a fossil preserving soft tissue allowed a firm classification to the annelids, in 2008.
Common combinations with barnacles
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in barnacles 3×
- barnacles and 2×
- goose barnacles 2×