Definition of prick

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Prick (v.) A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.

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Prighte :: Prighte () imp. of Prick.
Pricking :: Pricking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pric.
Point :: Point (n.) That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin..
Tattoo :: Tattoo (v. t.) To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out..
Prickleback :: Prickleback (n.) Alt. of Pricklefis.
Prick :: Prick (v.) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour..
Prickle :: Prickle (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..
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) A prickle.
Xanthoxylene :: Xanthoxylene (n.) A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (Xanthoxylum pipertium) as an aromatic oil.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged..
Aculeolate :: Aculeolate (a.) Having small prickles or sharp points.
Progue :: Progue (v. t. ) To prick; to goad.
Burr :: Burr (n.) A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1..
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) A sensation of being pricked.
Compunction :: Compunction (n.) A pricking; stimulation.
Cocklebur :: Cocklebur (n.) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur..
Pricky :: Pricky (a.) Stiff and sharp; prickly.
Teasel :: Teasel (n.) A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth..
Three-coat :: Three-coat (a.) Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat..
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