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Definition of prick

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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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Scratch Coat :: Scratch coat () The first coat in plastering; -- called also scratchwork. See Pricking-up.

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.

Thorn :: Thorn (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.

Inermis :: Inermis (a.) Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf..

Prickleback :: Prickleback (n.) Alt. of Pricklefis.

Prickliness :: Prickliness (n.) The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles..

Pricker :: Pricker (n.) One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle..

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..

Prick :: Prick (n.) To render acid or pungent.

Prick :: Prick (v.) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.

Satinwood :: Satinwood (n.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribaeum) growing in Florida and the West Indies..

Prick :: Prick (n.) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness..

Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To aim at a point or mark.

Carline Thistle :: Carline thistle () A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (C. vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia..

Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..

Aculeiform :: Aculeiform (a.) Like a prickle.

Prickpunch :: Prickpunch (n.) A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal..

Prod :: Prod (n.) A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc..

Thorn :: Thorn (v. t.) To prick, as with a thorn..

Urchin :: Urchin (a.) Rough; pricking; piercing.