Definition of prick

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Prick (n.) To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board..

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Stickler :: Stickleback (v. t.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback..
Opuntia :: Opuntia (n.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig..
Prod :: Prod (n.) A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine..
Point :: Point (n.) The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick..
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) One who spurs forward; a light horseman.
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..
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
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..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco..
Prick :: Prick (v.) The footprint of a hare.
Prick :: Prick (v.) That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer..
Aculeus :: Aculeus (n.) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses..
Prickpunch :: Prickpunch (n.) A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal..
Artichoke :: Artichoke (n.) The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food..
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour..
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste..
Burr :: Burr (n.) A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1..
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
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