Definition of prick

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

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Extrafoliaceous :: Extrafoliaceous (a.) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them; as, extrafoliaceous prickles..
Point :: Point (n.) The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick..
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..
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To aim at a point or mark.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
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..
Prick :: Prick (v.) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To nick.
Echinulate :: Echinulate (a.) Set with small spines or prickles.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness..
Tingle :: Tingle (v. i.) To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a slight pricking sensation..
Pricking :: Pricking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pric.
Prickling :: Prickling (a.) Prickly.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To dress; to prink; -- usually with up.
Xanthoxylene :: Xanthoxylene (n.) A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the seeds of a Japanese prickly ash (Xanthoxylum pipertium) as an aromatic oil.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To trace on a chart, as a ship's course..
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..
Acanthaceous :: Acanthaceous (a.) Armed with prickles, as a plant..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks..
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