PRICKING Synonyms

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• causing physical or especially psychological injury

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

• a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

• move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

• pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

• open by piercing with a lancet

• loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

• a small hole made by a sharp object

• the act of puncturing or perforating

• pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

• make by piercing

• reduce or lessen the size or importance of

• cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing

• be pierced or punctured

• a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted

• drive a skewer through

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

• pierce with a spear

• thrust up like a spear

• a transient variation in voltage or current

• sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

• fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

• (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

• a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

• a very high narrow heel on women's shoes

• each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)

• a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)

• a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

• a large stout nail

• stand in the way of

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• secure with spikes

• bring forth a spike or spikes

• add alcohol to (beverages)

• manifest a sharp increase

• a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

• cause a prickling sensation

• cause a stinging or tingling sensation

• make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

• 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

• 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

• a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

• a light informal meal

• (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait

• wit having a sharp and caustic quality

• a strong odor or taste property

• the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

• a portion removed from the whole

• to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

• penetrate or cut, as with a knife

• deliver a sting to

• an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• make a depression into

• a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

• give heart or courage to

• urge with or as if with a goad

• stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

• annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

• (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot

• obscene terms for penis

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• informal terms for money

• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• dry mash for poultry

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• poor handwriting

• (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

• an indication of damage

• cause friction

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

• a column of light (as from a beacon)

• the main (mid) section of a long bone

• obscene terms for penis

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

• (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

• a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

• a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

• the hollow spine of a feather

• equip with a shaft

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit