| Prickle 1. (v. t.) To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. 2. (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. 3. (n.) A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. 4. (n.) A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. Thesaurus Entries aculeus, acumination, adherent, adhesive, auger, barb, barnacle, bit, borer, bramble, brier, bristle, bulldog, burr, buzz, cactus, catchweed, cement, cleavers, cusp, decal, decalcomania, drill, glue, goose grass, gunk, itch, itchiness, jab, leech, limpet, molasses, mucilage, mucro, neb, needle, nettle, nib, paresthesia, paste, pine needle, pins and needles, plaster, point, prick, pricking, prickles, prickliness, prickling, prong, quill, remora, scratch, smart, spicule, spiculum, spike, spikelet, spine, spur, stick, sticker, sting, stinging, syrup, thistle, thorn, thrill, tine, tingle, tingling, tip, urtication, yucca |