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prick·le
(prĭk′əl)n.
1.
a. A small hard pointed outgrowth of the epidermis of a plant, in contrast to a modified plant organ such as a spine or thorn.
b. A spine, thorn, or other small sharp structure.
2. A tingling or pricking sensation: felt prickles in my leg after sitting for so long.
v. prick·led, prick·ling, prick·les
v.intr.
1. To feel a tingling or pricking sensation: His skin prickled with fear.
2. To rise or stand up like prickles: The hair on my neck prickled.
v.tr.
To cause a tingling or pricking sensation in: Tears prickled my eyes.
[Middle English prikel, from Old English pricel.]
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prickle
(ˈprɪkəl)n
1. (Botany) botany a pointed process arising from the outer layer of a stem, leaf, etc, and containing no woody or conducting tissue. Compare thorn1
2. a pricking or stinging sensation
vb
3. to feel or cause to feel a stinging sensation
4. (tr) to prick, as with a thorn
[Old English pricel; related to Middle Low German prekel, German Prickel]
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prick•le
(ˈprɪk əl)n., v. -led, -ling. n.
1. a sharp point.
2. a small, sharp thorn or projection, as on a plant.
3. a pricking sensation.
v.t. 4. to prick lightly.
5. to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in.
v.i. 6. to tingle as if pricked.
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prickle
Past participle: prickled
Gerund: prickling
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Noun | 1. | prickle - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf aculeus - a stiff sharp-pointed plant process glochid, glochidium - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) |
Verb | 1. | prickle - cause a prickling sensation |
2. | prickle - cause a stinging or tingling sensation itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" | |
3. | prickle - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" needle - prick with a needle pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
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prickle
verb
2. prick, stick into, nick, jab The pine needles prickled her skin.
noun
1. tingling, smart, chill, tickle, tingle, pins and needles (informal), goose bumps, goose flesh, paraesthesia (Medical) a prickle at the nape of my neck reminds me of my fears
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prickle
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Translations
شَوْكَهنَخْزَه، تَنْميل في الجِلْد
bodáníostentrn
pigstiktorn
bizsergés
broddur; òyrnirstingur
dilgusdirginantisdygliuotasdyglysdygumas
adatadūriens, dzēliensdzelonisērkšķis
bodica
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prickle
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
prickle
[ˈprɪkl] na. (on plant, animal) → spina
b. (sensation) → sensazione f di prurito, pizzicore m; (of fear) → brivido
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prickle
(ˈprikl) noun1. a sharp point growing on a plant or animal. A hedgehog is covered with prickles.
2. a feeling of being pricked. a prickle of fear.
ˈprickly adjective1. covered with prickles. Holly is a prickly plant.
2. pricking; stinging. a prickly rash.
ˈprickliness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
prickle
vi hormiguear, picarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.