prickle (redirected from prickles)

prick·le  (prkl)

n.

1. A small sharp point, spine, or thorn.

2. A tingling or pricking sensation.

v. prick·led, prick·ling, prick·les

v.tr.

1. To prick as if with a thorn.

2. To cause a tingling or pricking sensation in.

v.intr.

1. To feel a tingling or pricking sensation.

2. To rise or stand up like prickles.

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[Middle English prikel, from Old English pricel.]

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prickle [ˈprɪk^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a pointed process arising from the outer layer of a stem, leaf, etc., and containing no woody or conducting tissue Compare thorn [1]

2. a pricking or stinging sensation

vb

1. to feel or cause to feel a stinging sensation

2. (tr) to prick, as with a thorn

[Old English pricel; related to Middle Low German prekel, German Prickel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prickle - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf pricker, spikelet, sticker, thorn, spine aculeus - a stiff sharp-pointed plant process glochid, glochidium - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Verb	1.	prickle - cause a prickling sensation prick twinge, prick, sting - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
	2.	prickle - cause a stinging or tingling sensation tingle itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
	3.	prickle - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" prick needle - prick with a needle pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

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prickle

verb

1. tingle, smart, sting, twitch, itch His scalp prickled under his wig.

2. prick, stick into, nick, jab The pine needles prickled her skin.

noun

1. tingling, smart, chill, tickle, tingle, pins and needles (informal), goose bumps, goose flesh, paraesthesia (Medical) a prickle at the nape of my neck reminds me of my fears

2. spike, point, spur, needle, spine, thorn, barb an erect stem covered at the base with prickles

Translations

prickle [ˈprɪkl]

A. N

1. (on plant, animal) → espina f

2. (= sensation) → picor m, comezón f

B. VT → picar

C. VI → picar, hormiguear
my eyes are prickling → me pican los ojos
I could feel my skin prickling → me escocía la piel

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prickle [ˈprɪk^əl] n

[plant] → épine f

(= sensation) → picotement m

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prickle

n

(= sharp point) → Stachel m; (on plants) → Dorn m, → Stachel m

(= sensation) → Stechen nt; (caused by wool, beard etc) → Kratzen nt; (= tingle, also fig) → Prickeln nt

vi → stechen; (wool, beard) → kratzen; (= tingle, also fig) → prickeln

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prickle [ˈprɪkl] n

a. (on plant, animal) → spina

b. (sensation) → sensazione f di prurito, pizzicore m; (of fear) → brivido

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prickle

n prickle [ˈprikl]

1 a sharp point growing on a plant or animal A hedgehog is covered with prickles. prikkel, stekels شَوْكَه бодил osten, trn torn; pig der Stachel αγκάθι púa, pincho, espina oga تیغ piikki piquant קוֹץ कांटा trn,bodljika tüske duri broddur; þyrnir spina とげ 가시 바늘 dyglys, spyglys dzelonis; ērkšķis; adata duri stekel liten torn, pigg kolec espinho ghimpe шип, колючка osteň, pichliač, tŕň bodica bodlja tagg หนาม diken, iğne (動植物的)皮刺 шип; голка کانٹا، خار gai （动植物的）皮刺

2 a feeling of being pricked a prickle of fear. prikkel نَخْزَه، تَنْميل في الجِلْد настръхване bodání stik das Prickeln τσίμπημα pinchazo piste احساس سوزش pistely (sensation de) picotement לָחוּש עִקצוּץ कष्ट bosti bizsergés merinding stingur formicolio; pungolo 痛み 따끔따끔한 느낌 dūris dūriens, dzēliens meremang bulu roma prikkeling? stikking, prikking ukłucie picada furnicătură ощущение покалывания pichanie, bodanie zbadanje žmarci stickande känsla รู้สึก iğnelenme, karıncalanma 針刺般的感覺 відчуття поколювання چبھن کا احساس cảm giác kim châm 针刺般的感觉

adj prickly

1 covered with prickles Holly is a prickly plant. stekelrig شائِك، شَوْكي бодлив trnitý stikkende stachelig αγκαθωτός espinoso; con púas ogaline خار دار piikikäs épineux, hérissé קוֹצָנִי कांटेदार bodljikav,trnovit tüskés penuh duri þyrnóttur; broddóttur spinoso とげのある 가시가 많은 dygliuotas, spygliuotas dzeloņains; ērkšķains; adatains berduri stekelig tornet, pigget kolczasty espinhoso cu ghimpi/spini колючий tŕnistý bodičast bodljikav taggig เต็มไปด้วยหนาม dikenli, iğneli 多刺的 такий, що має шипи کٹيلا، خاردار có gai 多刺的

2 pricking; stinging a prickly rash. prikkelend مُسَبِّبٌ للوَخْز бодлив palčivý prikkende; stikkende prickelnd κνησμώδης, που προκαλεί τσούξιμο pruriginoso, que pica kipitav خارش آور؛ زبر pistävä cuisant דָלֶקֶת בָּלוּטוֹת הַזֵיעָה चुभाने वाला svrbjeti szúrós menyengat stingandi; svíðandi (che dà il prurito) ちくちくする 따끔따끔한 아픔 dygus, dilgus, dirginantis dzelošs; niezošs mencucuk stekelig prikkende, stikkende piekący pruriente înţepător жгучий ostrý, pálčivý ščemeč peckav stickande, svidande ที่เจ็บเหมือนถูกแทง karıncalandıran, iğne gibi batan 刺痛的 дошкульний, гострий چبھنے والا sự châm 刺痛的

n prickliness

liggeraak كَوْنُ الشَّيء شائِكا ومُسَبِّبا لِلوَخْز бодливост pichlavost det, som prikker/stikker die Stachligkeit η ιδιότητα του να έχει κπ. ή κτ. αγκάθια picazón; cualidad de espinoso kipitsus خارش pistelevyys hérissement דוֹקרָנִיוֹת नुकीलापन, कंटीलापन, सनसनाहट svrbež tüskés volta vminek sengatan e-ð sem stendur út í loftið (og getur stungið) spinosità ちくちくすること 따끔거림 dygumas durstīgums berduri stekeligheid det som prikker/stikker kolczastość natureza espinhosa caracter înţepător колючесть pichľavosť bodikavost bodljikavost stickighet, taggighet การถูกแทง dikenlilik 易怒 колючість چبھن cảm giác bị kim châm 易怒