prickle /prikˈl/

1. A sharp point growing from the epidermis of a plant or from the skin of an animal
2. A prickling sensation
3. A little prick

To prick slightly

To have a prickly feeling

prickˈliness noun

prickˈling noun and adjective

prickˈly adjective

1. Full of or covered with prickles
2. Tingling as if prickled
3. Easily annoyed, irritable, thin-skinned
4. Potentially controversial

prickˈleback noun

The stickleback

prickly ash noun

The toothache tree (genus Xanthoxylum)

prickly heat noun

A skin disease, inflammation of the sweat glands with intense irritation

prickly pear noun

1. A cactaceous genus (Opuntia) with clusters of prickles
2. Its pear-shaped fruit

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