Definition of prick

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Prick (v.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco..

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Uppricked :: Uppricked (a.) Upraised; erect; -- said of the ears of an animal.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse..
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To aim at a point or mark.
Tuna :: Tuna (n.) The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly..
Point :: Point (n.) The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick..
Yellowwood :: Yellowwood (n.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees fu
Tripmadam :: Tripmadam (n.) Same as Prickmadam.
Christ''s-thorn :: Christ's-thorn (n.) One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi, and Z. vulgaris. The last bears the fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns..
Poinciana :: Poinciana (n.) A prickly tropical shrub (Caesalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
Bramble :: Bramble (n.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub..
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.
Pricksong :: Pricksong (v. t.) Music written, or noted, with dots or points; -- so called from the points or dots with which it is noted down..
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..
Xanthoxylum :: Xanthoxylum (n.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash..
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles..
Compunction :: Compunction (n.) A pricking; stimulation.
Sticktail :: Stick-seed (n.) A plant (Echinospermum Lappula) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutlets..
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..
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