Definition of prick

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

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Prickshaft :: Prickshaft (n.) An arrow.
Spur :: Spur (v. t.) To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse..
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To aim at a point or mark.
Pricked :: Pricked (imp. & p. p.) of Pric.
Prickly :: Prickly (a.) Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub..
Stickler :: Stickleback (v. t.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
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..
Prickpunch :: Prickpunch (n.) A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal..
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery..
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles..
Thrill :: Thrill (v. t.) Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate..
Pick :: Pick (v.) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin..
Yellowwood :: Yellowwood (n.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees fu
Tripmadam :: Tripmadam (n.) Same as Prickmadam.
Aculeated :: Aculeated (a.) Having a sharp point; armed with prickles; prickly; aculeate.
Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..
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