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- pronunciation:
- prI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a small, sharp, pointed growth or extension, such as a plant thorn.
The guide warned us that the vines near the path are full of prickles.- similar words:
- bur, needle, spur, thorn
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| definition 2: |
a sensation of being pricked; prick or tingle.
I felt a prickle running up my back.- synonyms:
- prick, tingle
- similar words:
- itch, pins and needles
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| related words: |
tickle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
prickles, prickling, prickled |
| definition 1: |
to cause a sensation of being lightly pricked in or on.
Fear prickled his skin.- similar words:
- tickle
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| definition 2: |
to make a slight prick or pricks in or on.
- similar words:
- nick, pink, prick
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to feel a tingling as though lightly pricked.
My scalp prickled with fear.- similar words:
- tickle, tingle
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| definition 2: |
to arise or point up, like a thorn.
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| related words: |
tickle, tingle |
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