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Prick :: Prick (n.) To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper..

Pricker :: Pricker (n.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking..

Prick :: Prick (v.) A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch.

Prick-eared :: Prick-eared (a.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs..

Thorn :: Thorn (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.

Prick :: Prick (n.) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness..

Prick :: Prick (n.) To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition..

Prick :: Prick (v.) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.

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

Beggar''s Lice :: Beggar's lice () The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them.

Pricket :: Pricket (n.) A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck.

Prod :: Prod (n.) A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc..

Acantha :: Acantha (n.) A prickle.

Prick :: Prick (n.) To dress; to prink; -- usually with up.

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..

Pique :: Pique (v. t.) To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity..

Retract :: Retract (n.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.

Pricksong :: Pricksong (v. t.) Music written, or noted, with dots or points; -- so called from the points or dots with which it is noted down..

Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks..

Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste..

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