[syn: prickle, prick]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t.
To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
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Felt a horror over me creep,
Prickle skin, and catch my breath. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster] Prickleback
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prickle \Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG.
prickel, D. prikkel. See Prick, n.]
1. 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. --Bacon.
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2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
branches of trade. --B. Jonson.
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3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
prickle
n 1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker,
sticker, spikelet]
v 1: cause a prickling sensation [syn: prickle, prick]
2: cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: tingle,
prickle]
3: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The
nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn:
prickle, prick]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
74 Moby Thesaurus words for "prickle":
aculeus, acumination, adherent, adhesive, auger, barb, barnacle,
bit, borer, bramble, brier, bristle, bulldog, burr, buzz, cactus,
catchweed, cement, cleavers, cusp, decal, decalcomania, drill,
glue, goose grass, gunk, itch, itchiness, jab, leech, limpet,
molasses, mucilage, mucro, neb, needle, nettle, nib, paresthesia,
paste, pine needle, pins and needles, plaster, point, prick,
pricking, prickles, prickliness, prickling, prong, quill, remora,
scratch, smart, spicule, spiculum, spike, spikelet, spine, spur,
stick, sticker, sting, stinging, syrup, thistle, thorn, thrill,
tine, tingle, tingling, tip, urtication, yucca