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prickle

About 0.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn. A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), as distinguished from a thorn.
  2. noun A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), as distinguished from a thorn.
  3. noun A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
  4. noun Gooseflesh.
  5. noun A kind of willow basket.
  6. noun A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds.
  7. noun A group of hedgehogs or porcupines.
  8. verb To feel a prickle.

Similar words

prick tingle spine thorn acantha bur pricker stickle prickly pricklet

Often followed by

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Word family

prickled prickles prickling

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