Definition of prick

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Prick (n.) To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board..

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Punction :: Punction (n.) A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture..
Pricking :: Pricking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pric.
Carline Thistle :: Carline thistle () A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (C. vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia..
Aculeated :: Aculeated (a.) Having a sharp point; armed with prickles; prickly; aculeate.
Prick :: Prick (v.) The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour..
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..
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..
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..
Pricking-up :: Pricking-up (n.) The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat.
Prod :: Prod (n.) A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.
Prickliness :: Prickliness (n.) The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles..
Euryale :: Euryale (n.) A genus of water lilies, growing in India and China. The only species (E. ferox) is very prickly on the peduncles and calyx. The rootstocks and seeds are used as food..
Aculeolate :: Aculeolate (a.) Having small prickles or sharp points.
Pricklefish :: Pricklefish (n.) The stickleback.
Scratch Coat :: Scratch coat () The first coat in plastering; -- called also scratchwork. See Pricking-up.
Spittle :: Spitter (n.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket..
Tuna :: Tuna (n.) The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly..
Stabbingly :: Stabber (n.) A small marline spike; a pricker.
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) Dressing one's self for show; prinking.
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