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1. (n.) prickle
a sharp point.
2. prickle
a small, sharp thorn or projection, as on a plant.
3. prickle
a pricking sensation.
4. (v.t.) prickle
to prick lightly.
5. prickle
to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in.
6. (v.i.) prickle
to tingle as if pricked.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME prykel (n.), OE pricel. See prick , -le)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
2. (verb) prickle, prick
cause a prickling sensation
3. (verb) tingle, prickle
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
4. (verb) prickle, prick
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
"The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
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1. (verb) prickle
(of skin) to feel as if small sharp points are touching it
The back of my neck was prickling.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) prickle
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
2. (noun) prickle
a kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade
3. (noun) prickle
a sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds
4. (verb) prickle
to prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points
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Sense: a sharp point growing on a plant or animal
A hedgehog is covered with prickles.
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 Afrikaans: prikkel, stekels |
 Arabic: شَوْكَه |
 Bulgarian: бодил |
 Brazilian: espinho |
 Czech: osten, trn |
 German: der Stachel |
 Danish: torn; pig |
 Greek: αγκάθι |
 Spanish: púa, pincho, espina |
 Estonian: oga |
 Farsi: تیغ |
 Finnish: piikki |
 French: piquant |
 Hebrew: קוֹץ |
 Hindi: कांटा |
 Croatian: trn, bodljika |
 Hungarian: tüske |
 Indonesian: duri |
 Icelandic: broddur;þyrnir |
 Italian: spina |
 Japanese: とげ |
 Korean: 가시 바늘 |
 Lithuanian: dyglys, spyglys |
 Latvian: dzelonis;ērkšķis; adata |
 Malay: duri |
 Dutch: stekel |
 Norwegian: liten torn, pigg |
 Polish: kolec |
 Persian: تیغ |
 Pashto: نيره،رينه،څوكه |
 Portuguese: espinho |
 Romanian: ghimpe |
 Russian: шип, колючка |
 Slovak: osteň, pichliač, tŕň |
 Slovenian: bodica |
 Serbian: bodlja |
 Swedish: tagg |
 Thai: หนาม |
 Turkish: diken, iğne |
 Taiwanese: (動植物的)皮刺 |
 Ukrainian: шип; голка |
 Urdu: کانٹا، خار |
 Vietnamese: gai |
 Chinese: （动植物的）皮刺 |
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