Definition of prick

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

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Tuna :: Tuna (n.) The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly..
Poinciana :: Poinciana (n.) A prickly tropical shrub (Caesalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments..
Point :: Point (n.) An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer..
Weapon :: Weapon (n.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To nick.
Burr :: Burr (n.) A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1..
Prick-eared :: Prick-eared (a.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs..
Pricky :: Pricky (a.) Stiff and sharp; prickly.
Progue :: Progue (v. t. ) To prick; to goad.
Briar :: Briar (n.) A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) A sensation of being pricked.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle..
Thistly :: Thistly (a.) Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
Prickpunch :: Prickpunch (n.) A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal..
Cocklebur :: Cocklebur (n.) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur..
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds..
Io Moth :: Io moth () A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles..
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