pricks
Definitions
Noun
- Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- A depression scratched or carved into a surface
- Obscene terms for penis
- The act of puncturing with a small point
Verb
- Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- Cause a stinging pain
- Raise
- Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- Cause a prickling sensation
- To cause a sharp emotional pain
- Deliver a sting to
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Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 18
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
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From Painful Pricks to Automated Medication: How Diabetes Devices Have Evolved to Help Patients
Dec 4, 2025 University of Colorado Anschutz
Dec 4, 2025 University of Colorado Anschutz