pricker

pricker is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.
2. noun. One who spurs forward; a light horseman.
3. noun. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery.
4. noun. A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking.
5. noun. an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws

   Synonyms: bradawl

6. noun. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

   Synonyms: prickle, spikelet, spine, sticker, thorn

Synonyms

bradawl, prickle, spikelet, spine, sticker, thorn

Common word forms

prickers

Words from these letters

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