prod
prod is a 4-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.
- noun. A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.
- noun. A light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd.
- transitive verb. To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student.
- noun. a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
- noun. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
- verb. poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
- verb. urge on; cause to act
"The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
- verb. to push against gently
"She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
Synonyms
goad, goading, prodding, spur, spurring, urging, dig, jab, poke, stab, incite, nudge
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in prod:
Common word forms
prods, prodded, prodder, prodding
Words from these letters
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