Prickle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small sharp point, spine, or thorn.
  • n. A tingling or pricking sensation.
  • v. To prick as if with a thorn.
  • v. To cause a tingling or pricking sensation in.
  • verb-intransitive. To feel a tingling or pricking sensation.
  • verb-intransitive. To rise or stand up like prickles.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.
  • n. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
  • v. To feel a prickle.
  • v. To cause someone to feel a prickle.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.
  • n. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.
  • n. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds.
  • v. To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A little prick; a small sharp point; in botany, a small sharp-pointed conical process growing from the bark only, as in the rose and blackberry, and thus distinguished from the spine or thorn, which is usually a modified branch or leaf growing from the wood of the plant.
  • n. A sharp-pointed process or projection, as from the skin of an animal; a spine.
  • n. The sensation of being pricked or stung.
  • n. A kind of basket: still used in some trades. See the second quotation.
  • n. A sieve of filberts, containing about half of a hundredweight.
  • To prick or puncture slightly; pierce with fine sharp points.
  • To cause a pricking sensation in: said of the skin.
  • To cover with pricks or points; dot.
  • To be prickly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
  • n. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
  • v. cause a stinging or tingling sensation
  • v. cause a prickling sensation
  • Verb Form
    prickled    prickles    prickling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    itch    prick    twinge    sting   
    Form
    prickly    prickleback   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    spine    prick    thorn    acicule    spicule    needle    thistle    perforate    sting   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tingle    twinge    prickling    undercurrent    frisson    trickle    stirring    tickle    shiver    jolt