Definitions for prickle
ˈprɪk əlprick·le

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikeletverb

   a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

2. prickle, prickverb

   cause a prickling sensation

3. tingle, prickleverb

   cause a stinging or tingling sensation

4. prickle, prickverb

   make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

   "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pricklenoun

   A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.

2. pricklenoun

   A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.

3. prickleverb

   To feel a prickle.

4. prickleverb

   To cause someone to feel a prickle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pricklenoun

   Small sharp point, like that of a brier.

   Etymology: from prick.

   The prickles of trees are a kind of excrescence; the plants that have prickles, are black and white, those have it in the bough; the plants that have prickles in the leaf, are holly and juniper; nettles also have a small venomous prickle. Francis Bacon.

   An herb growing in the water, called lincostis, is full of prickles: this putteth forth another small herb out of the leaf, imputed to moisture gathered between the prickles. Francis Bacon.

   A fox catching hold of a bramble to break his fall, the prickles ran into his feet. Roger L'Estrange.

   The man who laugh’d but once to see an ass
   Mumbling to make the cross-grain’d thistles pass,
   Might laugh again, to see a jury chaw
   The prickles of unpalatable law. Dryden.

   The flower’s divine, where’er it grows,
   Neglect the prickles, and assume the rose. Isaac Watts.

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1. prickle

   A prickle is a small, sharp pointed outgrowth on the skin or bark of a plant, often serving as a protective measure against predators. It is similar to a thorn or spine, but is derived from the outer layer of tissues.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pricklenoun

   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. Pricklenoun

   a kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade

3. Pricklenoun

   a sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds

4. Prickleverb

   to prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points

5. Etymology: [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG. prickel, D. prikkel. See Prick, n.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prickle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prickle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prickle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prickle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prickle
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prickle