Dictionary Entry
prickle
prickle is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 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 18 · 8 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.
- 3noun
A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds.
- 4transitive verb
To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
- 5noun
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- 6verb
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
"The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
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- 7verb
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
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- 8verb
cause a prickling sensation
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