spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
(noun) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
prickle, prick
(verb) make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; “The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample”
tingle, prickle
(verb) cause a stinging or tingling sensation
prickle, prick
(verb) cause a prickling sensation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prickle (plural prickles)
A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.
A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
A kind of willow basket.
(UK, obsolete) A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds.
prickle (third-person singular simple present prickles, present participle prickling, simple past and past participle prickled)
(intransitive) To feel a prickle.
(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick.
• pickler
Source: Wiktionary
Pric"kle, n. Etym: [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG. prickel, D. prikkel. See Prick, n.]
1. 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. Bacon.
2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. B. Jonson.
3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
Pric"kle, v. t.
Definition: To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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