prickle > define

noun

• A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf.
  • synonyms: spine, thorn, pricker, sticker, spikelet

verb

• Cause a prickling sensation.
  • synonyms: prick
• Cause a stinging or tingling sensation.
  • synonyms: tingle
• Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn.
  • usage: "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
  • synonyms: prick

• (n.) 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.
• (n.) A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds.
• (v.t.) To prick slightly, as with prickles or fine, sharp points.
• (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.