Definition of prick

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Prick (v.) A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch.

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Prick-eared :: Prick-eared (a.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs..
Pricklefish :: Pricklefish (n.) The stickleback.
Compunction :: Compunction (n.) A pricking; stimulation.
Opuntia :: Opuntia (n.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig..
Poignant :: Poignant (a.) Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness..
Smilax :: Smilax (n.) A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla..
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..
Prickling :: Prickling (a.) Prickly.
Tear-thumb :: Tear-thumb (n.) A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles..
Burr :: Burr (n.) A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1..
Carline Thistle :: Carline thistle () A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (C. vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia..
Prighte :: Prighte () imp. of Prick.
Prickly :: Prickly (a.) Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub..
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) 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..
Pricket :: Pricket (n.) A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck.
Teasel :: Teasel (n.) A plant of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth..
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) A spine or prickly fin.
Beggar''s Lice :: Beggar's lice () The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them.
Prickle :: Prickle (v. t.) To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points..
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