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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Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 18
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
SoCal blood donations: Cedars-Sinai using 'sting-free' device making finger pricks thing of the past
Jan 19, 2023 ABC7 Los Angeles
Jan 19, 2023 ABC7 Los Angeles
Goodbye, finger pricks? Diabetes patients could monitor glucose with lightwaves.
Dec 3, 2025 Popular Science
Dec 3, 2025 Popular Science
Finger-prick blood test may spot active tuberculosis early and predict who develops disease
May 7, 2026 Medical Xpress
May 7, 2026 Medical Xpress

