ACULEUS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word aculeus. (close relations)
aculei
Best Alternative Words for ACULEUS
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| barb | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • the pointed part of barbed wire • a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove • one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather verb • provide with barbs | ||||||||
| prickle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf verb • cause a prickling sensation • cause a stinging or tingling sensation • make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn | ||||||||
| quill | nounn | |||||||
noun • pen made from a bird's feather • a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog • any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird • the hollow spine of a feather | ||||||||
| spine | nounn | |||||||
noun • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • any sharply pointed projection • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||||||||
| splint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a thin sliver of wood • an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) verb • support with a splint | ||||||||
| sting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung • a mental pain or distress • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act verb • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • deliver a sting to • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous • cause a stinging pain • cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging | ||||||||
| thorn | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that causes irritation and annoyance • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • a Germanic character of runic origin | ||||||||
