prickle
4
3.9
- noun
- /ˈprɪkəl/
:
espina
- I could feel my hair falling along my bare back, then the prickle of fledgling brambles under my bare legs.
- skin prickles
- neck prickles
- tiny prickles
So from now on, don't say Thorns, say Prickles.
- So from now on, don't say Thorns, say Prickles.
Examples
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Zayder felt fear run in harsh prickles across his own skin.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Nathan felt a familiar prickle run along the back of his neck."
Fiction book (1990) -
"Molly, hearing this on tape, felt her skin prickle as though she were covered with fire ants.
Fiction book (1995) -
Julian felt a prickle of warning up and down his spine.
Fiction book (1993) -
The fact that she was still there gave him a prickle of uneasiness.
Fiction book (1991) -
I could feel the first prickles of shared sadness: it hurt me to see my aunt hurt.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Her shoulders sagged, and she held back the prickle of tears."
Fiction book (2002) -
Kendra felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickle in response.
Fiction book (2000) -
Hot and parched, she felt its certain prickles beneath her skin.
Fiction book (1993) -
Be careful when handling cacti, as the sharp prickles can easily puncture your skin.
Synonyms
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1.0
A sharp point on a plant stem or leaf that can hurt you
40
4.1
A sharp, stiff part on a plant or animal that can prick
5
5.4
A sharp pointed part that sticks out from a plant or animal
1
6.5
A small sharp point on a plant that can prick you
1
8.2
A small sharp point on a plant stem or leaf that can hurt if touched
A small pointed part on a grass or grain stem that holds small flowers
A sharp point on a plant stem that can hurt you
A stiff, sharp point on a plant that keeps animals from eating it
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Prickle names the small, sharp point you find on a plant and comes from the same idea as prick, which means 'to pierce'. A prickle is literally a little thing that can 'prick' or scratch your skin, which is why the word means that small sharp point.