Definition of prick

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Prick (v.) A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.

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Prick :: Prick (n.) To render acid or pungent.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
Puncture :: Puncture (v. t.) To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin..
Glasswort :: Glasswort (n.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family (Salicornia herbacea), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (Salsola Kali), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap..
Progue :: Progue (v. t. ) To prick; to goad.
Hound''s-tongue :: Hound's-tongue (n.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue..
Aculeolate :: Aculeolate (a.) Having small prickles or sharp points.
Bramble :: Bramble (n.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub..
Pricking :: Pricking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pric.
Thorn :: Thorn (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
Pricklefish :: Pricklefish (n.) The stickleback.
Prick :: Prick (v.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco..
Cocklebur :: Cocklebur (n.) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch.
Prog :: Prog (v. i.) To prick; to goad; to progue.
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To aim at a point or mark.
Prick :: 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..
Retract :: Retract (n.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.
Opuntia :: Opuntia (n.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig..
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