Definition of prick

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

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Io Moth :: Io moth () A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles..
Acicula :: Acicula (n.) One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal..
Point :: Point (n.) An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness..
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) A spine or prickly fin.
Tuna :: Tuna (n.) The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly..
Prick :: Prick (v.) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
Burr :: Burr (n.) A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1..
Qualm :: Qualm (n.) A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience; compunction.
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..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board..
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..
Hound''s-tongue :: Hound's-tongue (n.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue..
Echinulate :: Echinulate (a.) Set with small spines or prickles.
Nicker Nut :: Nicker nut () A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Caesalpinia. C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C. Bonducella, bluish gray..
Prickshaft :: Prickshaft (n.) An arrow.
Thrill :: Thrill (v. t.) Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate..
Spittle :: Spitter (n.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A mathematical point; -- regularly used in old English translations of Euclid.
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