Prick
Definitions
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.
- A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.
- A small pointed object.
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- A feeling of remorse.
- The penis.
- Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- The footprint of a hare.
- A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.
- The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
Equivalents
Examples
“Pins, wooden pricks, nails, sprigs of rosemary.”
“It is hard for thee to kick⟳ against the pricks.”
“I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.”
“1768–1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light⟳ of Nature Pursued the pricks of conscience”
“Patriarchal attitudes have⟳ made a society where men rule⟳ and women obey⟳, where "you'd-better-know-your-place-boy," where gay men actually play⟳ husband-and-wife (my lover and I did it for four years, until it became intolerable), where king prick lays down the law.”
“the prick of noon”
“they that shooten nearest the prick”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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