Definition of prick

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Prick (v.) A mathematical point; -- regularly used in old English translations of Euclid.

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Prick-eared :: Prick-eared (a.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs..
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.
Stabbingly :: Stabber (n.) A small marline spike; a pricker.
Prod :: Prod (v. t.) To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) Same as Nicking.
Thorn :: Thorn (v. t.) To prick, as with a thorn..
Thorn :: Thorn (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
Qualm :: Qualm (n.) A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience; compunction.
Three-coat :: Three-coat (a.) Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat..
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks..
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To spur onward; to ride on horseback.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To nick.
Hedgehog :: Hedgehog (n.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects..
Prick :: Prick (v.) The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse..
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds..
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) A spine or prickly fin.
Christ''s-thorn :: Christ's-thorn (n.) One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi, and Z. vulgaris. The last bears the fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns..
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) A prickle.
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