Old English prica point, puncture; related to Dutch prik, Icelandic prik short...
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During the height of the witch trials of the 16th and 17th centuries, common belief held that a witch could be discovered through the process of pricking their skin with needles, pins and bodkins - daggerlike instruments for drawing ribbons through... (41 of 346 words, 1 image)
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may refer to: Prick (manufacturing), style of marking tool | Goad, a synonym in an agricultural sense | Prick (band) | Fingerprick, wound for blood sample | Prick, slang term for penis or an inconsiderate person | Pricker, bramble | Prick (album), by... (37 of 140 words, 12 definitions)
the act or an instance of feeling a sharp emotion | to make (a small hole) in (something) by piercing lightly with a sharp point | to wound in this ... (28 of 685 words, 22 definitions, 13 usage examples, pronunciations)
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to make (a small hole) in (something) by piercing lightly with a sharp point | to wound in this manner | [intransitive] to cause or have a piercing or ... (27 of 659 words, 21 definitions, 12 usage examples, pronunciation)
The act of piercing or pricking. | The sensation of being pierced or pricked. | A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse. | A ... (24 of 234 words, 22 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
[transitive] to make a very small hole in the surface of something with a sharp object | [transitive, literary] if tears prick your eyes, you feel as ... (26 of 159 words, 6 definitions, 6 usage examples, pronunciation)
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a quick feeling of sharp pain, caused by a sharp object making a hole on your skin ; a small hole made with something sharp | [impolite] a man's penis ... (29 of 101 words, 4 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
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Present participle of prick. | The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point. | The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness. | [mining] A nicking. | The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick. | The act of tracing a... (47 of 63 words, 7 definitions, 1 usage example)
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A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. | An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. | [obsolete] A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point. | [obsolete] A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot. | A... (42 of 244 words, 17 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
the act of a person or thing that pricks. | a prickly or smarting sensation. (14 of 21 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like. | a sharp point; prickle. | the act of pricking. | the state or sensation of being pricked. | a sharp ... (27 of 351 words, 26 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
the act or process of one that pricks | a prickly feeling (11 of 13 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
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a very small puncture or, formerly, dot, made by a sharp point | [archaic] any of various pointed objects, as a thorn, goad, etc. | "pricking" | a ... (25 of 167 words, 16 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly | feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one | (of tears) ... (26 of 391 words, 21 definitions, 14 usage examples, pronunciation)
a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument | a pointed instrument or weapon ; a sharp projecting organ or part | an instance of pricking or ... (27 of 176 words, 5 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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to pierce slightly with a sharp point | to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse | to ride, guide, or urge on with or as if with spurs; "goad" | to ... (28 of 198 words, 12 definitions, 2 usage examples)
the part of a male's body which is used for urinating and in sexual activity (15 of 20 words, pronunciation)
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to make a very small hole or holes in the surface of something, sometimes in a way which causes pain (20 of 49 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
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a stupid man (3 of 21 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
to puncture the surface of something, especially the skin, by piercing it lightly with something sharp and finely pointed | to feel a slight stinging ... (24 of 375 words, 13 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: Old English prica point, puncture; related to Dutch prik, Icelandic prik short stick, Swedish prick point, stick
Origin: Old English prica (Noun) "point, puncture, particle"; prician (verb) "to prick", from West Germanic *prikojanan (compare Low ... (17 of 127 etymology words)
Origin: Old English prica, from Proto-Germanic. Cognate with West Frisian prik ("small hole"), Dutch prik ("point, small stick"), Icelandic prik ("dot, small stick"). Pejorative context came from prickers, or witch-hunters. |... (29 of 36 etymology words)
Origin: Old English pricca (noun), prician (verb), probably of West ... | sense-specific: with biblical allusion to Acts 9:5 (17 of 29 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English prike from Old English prica, point, dot, akin to Dutch prik, Middle High German pfrecken
Origin: Middle English, from Old English prica, puncture.
First use: before 12th century
Origin: Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick
Origin: Old English prica from W Germanic
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