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Prickle

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.

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Broader term 6

Aculeus 76% connected

A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses.

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Itch 76% connected

To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected.

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Pierce 76% connected

To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

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Prick 76% connected

That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.

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Sting 76% connected

Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal stin…

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Twinge 76% connected

To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.

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Narrower term 1

Glochidium 76% connected

The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills.

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Manner of action 1

Needle 76% connected

A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.

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Prick 74% connected

That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Prick 74% connected

That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pricker 74% connected

One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.

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Pricker 74% connected

One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.

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Spine 74% connected

A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

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Spine 74% connected

A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

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Spinous 74% connected

Spinose; thorny.

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Spinous 74% connected

Spinose; thorny.

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Tingle 74% connected

To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound.

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Tingle 74% connected

To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound.

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Synonym 6

Prick 92% connected

That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pricker 92% connected

One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spine 92% connected

A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sticker 92% connected

One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.

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Thorn 92% connected

A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tingle 92% connected

To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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