Prickle
noun
1.
a sharp point.
2.
a small, pointed process growing from the bark of a plant.
3.
a sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal; a spine.
4.
a pricking sensation.
verb (used with object), prickled, prickling.
5.
to prick lightly.
6.
to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in.
verb (used without object), prickled, prickling.
7.
to tingle as if pricked.
noun
1.
(botany) a pointed process arising from the outer layer of a stem, leaf, etc, and containing no woody or conducting tissue Compare thorn (sense 1)
2.
a pricking or stinging sensation
verb
3.
to feel or cause to feel a stinging sensation
4.
(transitive) to prick, as with a thorn
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noun 1. a sharp point. 2. a small, pointed process growing from the bark of a plant. 3. a sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal; a spine. 4. a pricking sensation. verb (used with object), prickled, prickling. 5. to prick lightly. 6. to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in. […]