Found 3 items, similar to prickle.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: prickle
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: prickle
prickle
n : a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn:
spine,
thorn,
pricker,
sticker]
v 1: cause a prickling sensation [syn:
prick]
2: cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn:
tingle]
3: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn;
“The
nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample” [syn:
prick]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Prickle
Prickle
\Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG.
prickel, D. prikkel. See
Prick, n.]
1. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp
process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the
bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. --Bacon.
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2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
branches of trade. --B. Jonson.
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3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
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Prickle
\Pric"kle\, v. t.
To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
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Felt a horror over me creep,
Prickle skin, and catch my breath. --Tennyson.
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