- prickle prick·le n
- ['prɪkl]
1) (on plant, animal etc) spina
cactus prickles — spine di cactus
2) (sensation) sensazione f di prurito, pizzicore m , (of fear) brivido
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prickle prick·le n
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prickle — prick|le1 [ prıkl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to feel something sharp and uncomfortable on your skin or to cause this feeling: She felt frost prickling her face. His new wool pants prickled his legs. 2. ) intransitive to experience a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prick|le — «PRIHK uhl», noun, verb, led, ling. –n. 1. a) a small, sharp point; thorn; spine: »One of the prickles on the rosebush caught in my thumb. b) Botany. a sharp point growing from the bark of a plant like a thorn but able to be peeled off. 2. a… … Useful english dictionary
prickle — prick|le1 [ˈprıkəl] n [: Old English; Origin: pricle] 1.) a long thin sharp point on the skin of some animals or the surface of some plants 2.) if you feel a prickle of fear, anger, or excitement, you feel slightly afraid, angry, or excited in a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prickle — O.E. pricel thing to prick with, from the same source as O.E. prician (see PRICK (Cf. prick)) with W.Gmc. instrumental suffix * islja (Cf. M.L.G. prickel, Du. prikkel) … Etymology dictionary
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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prickle — [prik′əl] n. [ME prykel < OE pricel, earlier pricels < base of prica (see PRICK) + els, instrumental suffix] 1. any sharp point; specif., a small, sharply pointed spine lacking vascular tissue and growing from the tissue under the outer… … English World dictionary
Prickle — Pric kle, v. t. To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. [1913 Webster] Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prickle — ► NOUN 1) a short spine or pointed outgrowth on the surface of a plant or on the skin of an animal. 2) a tingling or mildly painful sensation on the skin. ► VERB ▪ experience or produce a prickle. ORIGIN Old English, related to PRICK(Cf.… … English terms dictionary
prickle — prick•le [[t]ˈprɪk əl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) a sharp point 2) bot a small, sharp thorn or projection, as on a plant 3) a pricking sensation 4) to prick lightly 5) to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in 6) to tingle as if pricked •… … From formal English to slang
prick — [n] small hole made by stab cut, gash, jab, jag, perforation, pinhole, prickle, puncture, stab, wound; concept 309 prick [v] stab, perforate bore, cut, drill, enter, hurt, jab, lance, pierce, pink, punch, puncture, slash, slit, smart, spur,… … New thesaurus
prickle cell — prick·le cell prik əl n a cell of the stratum spinosum of the skin having numerous intercellular bridges which give the separated cells a prickly appearance in microscopic preparations * * * one of the dividing keratinocytes present in the… … Medical dictionary
