PRICKLE

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

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Noun

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.

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• pickler

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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