'Prickle' definitions:
Definition of 'prickle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet]
verb
Cause a prickling sensation [syn: prickle, prick]
verb
Cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: tingle, prickle]
verb
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]
Definition of 'Prickle'
From: GCIDE
- Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t. To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. [1913 Webster]
- Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Prickleback
Definition of 'Prickle'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prickle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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