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prickle

prick·le [ prík'l ]


noun  (plural prick·les)
Definition:
 
1. tingling feeling: a tingling or stinging sensation

2. projection on plant: a sharp pointed projection on the outer surface of a leaf or plant



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle prick·led, present participle prick·ling, 3rd person present singular prick·les)
Definition:
 
hurt in stinging way: to feel a sharp stinging pain, or cause something such as the eyes or the skin to hurt in this way



noun  (plural prick·les)
Definition:
 
zoology animal's spine: a spine on an animal such as a hedgehog

[ Old English pricel "small prick" < W Germanic, "prick"]
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