prickle
prickle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 23 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. B. Jonson.
- 2.A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
- 3.To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. Tennyson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anaesthesia
- and
- aura
- benumb
- benumbed
- creep
- formication
- impalpable
- insensibility
- intangible
- itch
- numb
- numbness
- physical
- prick
- sting
- thrill
- tickle
- tingle
- titillate
- titillation
- titillative
- touch
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is prickle.
- What is a kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. B. Jonson called?
- What is a sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.] called?
- What is to prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. Tennyson called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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