English-Thai Dictionary
prick
N รอย แทง stab puncture roi-tang
prick
N อวัยวะเพศชาย (คำต้องห้าม องคชาติ ar-wai-ya-wa-ped-chai
prick
VT ยุแหย่ ยุ แหย่ yu-yea
prick
VT แทง เจาะ pierce puncture pang
prick on
PHRV กระตุ้น เร่ง ให้ ทำ kra-tuan
prick out/off
PHRV ปัก ทิ่ม pak
prick up
PHRV(สัตว์ ชู (อวัยวะ เช่น หู ขึ้น ยกขึ้น perk up chu-kuan
prick up one's ears
IDM ฟัง อย่างตั้งใจ ให้ความสนใจ fang-yang-tang-jai
pricket
N เหล็ก แหลม สำหรับ ปัก เทียน candlestick lek-leam-sam-rub-pak-tian
prickie
N หนาม ของ แหลม เดือย แหลม nam
prickie
VI รู้สึก เจ็บปวด เหมือน ถูก แทง ru-suek-jeb-puad-muan-tuk-tang
prickie
VT แทง เบา ๆ tang-bao-bao
prickle
N หนาม spine spike nam
prickle
VT แทง เบาๆ sting tingle tang-bao-bao
prickly
ADJ ซึ่ง เต็มไปด้วย ผด thorny spiny sueng-tem-pai-duai-pod
prickly
ADJ มี หนาม me-nam
prickly
ADJ เหมือน หนาม thorny spiny muan-nam
prickly heat
N ผด ตุ่ม คัน บน ผิวหนัง ที่ เกิดขึ้น เนื่องจาก อากาศ ร้อน pod
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRICK
v.t. 1. To pierce with a sharp pointed instrument or substance; as, to prick one with a pin, a needle, a thorn or the like.
2. To erect a pointed thing, or with an acuminated point; applied chiefly to the ears, and primarily to the pointed ears of an animal. The horse pricks his ears, or pricks up his ears.
3. To fix by the point; as, to prick a knife into a board.
4. To hang on a point.
The cooks prick a slice on a prong of iron.
5. To designate by a puncture or mark.
Some who are pricked for sheriffs, and are fit, set out of the bill.
6. To spur; to goad; to incite; sometimes with on or off.
My duty pricks me on to utter that
Which no worldly good should draw from me.
But how if honor prick me off.
7. To affect with sharp pain; to sting with remorse.
When they heard this, they were pricked in their hearts. Acts 2:37; Psalm 73:21.
8. To make acid or pungent to the taste; as, wine is pricked.
9. To write a musical composition with the proper notes on a scale.
1 . In seamen's language, to run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail.
To prick a chart, is to trace a ship's course on a chart.
PRICK
v.i.To become acid; as, cider pricks in the rays of the sun. 1. To dress one's self for show.
2. To come upon the spur; to shoot along.
Before each van
Prick forth the airy knights.
3. To aim at a point, mark or place.
PRICK
n. 1. A slender pointed instrument or substance, which is hard enough to pierce the skin; a goad; a spur.
It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. Acts 9:5.
2. Sharp stinging pain; remorse.
3. A spot or mark at which archers aim.
4. A point; a fixed place.
5. A puncture or place entered by a point.
6. The print of a hare on the ground.
7. In seamen's language, a small roll; as a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco.
PRICKED
pp. Pierced with a sharp point; spurred; goaded; stung with pain; rendered acid or pungent; marked; designated.
PRICKER
n.A sharp pointed instrument. 1. In colloquial use, a prickle.
2. A light horseman. [Not in use. ]
PRICKET
n.A buck in his second year.
PRICKING
ppr. Piercing with a sharp point; goading; affecting with pungent pain; making or becoming acid.
PRICKING
n.A sensation of sharp pain, or of being pricked.
PRICKLE
n.In botany, a small pointed shoot or sharp process, growing from the bark only, and thus distinguished from the thorn, which grows from the wood of a plant. Thus the rose, the bramble, the gooseberry and the barberry are armed with prickles. 1. A sharp pointed process of an animal.
PRICKLE-BACK
n.A small fish, so named from the prickles on its back; the stickle-back.
PRICKLINESS
n.[from prickly. ] The state of having many prickles.
PRICKLOUSE
n.A low word in contempt for a taylor.
PRICKLY
a.Full of sharp points or prickles; armed with prickles; as a prickly shrub.
PRICKMADAM
n.A species of house-leek.
PRICKPUNCH
n.A piece of tempered steel with a round point, to prick a round mark on cold iron.
PRICKSONG
n.A song set to music, or a variegated song; in distinction from a plain song.
PRICKWOOD
n.A tree of the genus Euonymus.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRICK
Prick, n. Etym: [AS. prica, pricca, pricu; akin to LG. prick, pricke, D. prik, Dan. prik, prikke, Sw. prick. Cf. Prick, v.]
1. That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc. ; a point; a skewer. Pins, wooden pricks, nails, sprigs of rosemary. Shak. It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. Acts ix. 5.
2. The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse. "The pricks of conscience. " A. Tucker.
3. A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point. Hence: (a ) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour. [Obs. ] "The prick of noon. " Shak. (b ) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin. "They that shooten nearest the prick. " Spenser. (c ) A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch. [Obs. ] "To prick of highest praise forth to advance. " Spenser. (d ) A mathematical point; -- regularly used in old English translations of Euclid. (e ) The footprint of a hare. [Obs. ]
4. (Naut. )
Defn: A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco.
PRICK
Prick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pricked; p. pr. & vb. n. Pricking. ] Etym: [AS. prician; akin to LG. pricken, D. prikken, Dan. prikke, Sw. pricka. See Prick, n., and cf. Prink, Prig. ]
1. To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc. ; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.
2. To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board. Sir I. Newton. The cooks prick it [a slice ] on a prong of iron. Sandys.
3. To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off. Some who are pricked for sheriffs. Bacon. Let the soldiers for duty be carefully pricked off. Sir W. Scott. Those many, then, shall die: their names are pricked. Shak.
4. To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition. Cowper.
5. To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; -- sometimes with on, or off. Who pricketh his blind horse over the fallows. Chaucer. The season pricketh every gentle heart. Chaucer. My duty pricks me on to utter that. Shak.
6. To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse. "I was pricked with some reproof. " Tennyson. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart. Acts ii. 37.
7. To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; -- hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged. "The courser. .. pricks up his ears." Dryden.
8. To render acid or pungent. [Obs. ] Hudibras.
9. To dress; to prink; -- usually with up. [Obs. ]
1 . (Naut ) (a ) To run a middle seam through, as the cloth of a sail. (b ) To trace on a chart, as a ship's course.
11. (Far. ) (a ) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot ), so as to cause lameness. (b ) To nick.
PRICK
PRICK Prick, v. i.
1. To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks.
2. To spur onward; to ride on horseback. Milton. A gentle knight was pricking on the plain. Spenser.
3. To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
4. To aim at a point or mark. Hawkins.
PRICK-EARED
PRICK-EARED Prick "-eared `, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs. Thou prick-eared cur of Iceland. Shak.
PRICKER
PRICKER Prick "er, n.
1. One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.
2. One who spurs forward; a light horseman. The prickers, who rode foremost, ... halted. Sir W. Scott.
3. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery. Knight.
4. (Naut. )
Defn: A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking. R. H. Dana, Ir.
PRICKET
Prick "et, n. Etym: [Perhaps so called from the state of his horns.See Prick, and cf. Brocket. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck. Shak.
PRICKING
PRICKING Prick "ing, n.
1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point. "There is that speaketh like the prickings of a sword. " Prov. xii. 18 [1583 ].
2. (Far. ) (a ) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness. (b ) Same as Nicking.
3. A sensation of being pricked. Shak.
4. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. [Obs. ]
5. Dressing one's self for show; prinking. [Obs. ]
PRICKING-UP
PRICKING-UP Prick "ing-up, n. (Arch. )
Defn: The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat. Brande & C.
PRICKLE
Pric "kle, n. Etym: [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG. prickel, D.prikkel. See Prick, n.]
1. 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. Bacon.
2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. B. Jonson.
3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng. ]
PRICKLE
PRICKLE Pric "kle, v. t.
Defn: To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. Tennyson.
PRICKLEBACK; PRICKLEFISH
PRICKLEBACK; PRICKLEFISH Pric "kle *back `, Pric "kle *fish `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The stickleback.
PRICKLINESS
Prick "li *ness, n. Etym: [From Prickly. ]
Defn: The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles.
PRICKLING
PRICKLING Prick "ling, a.
Defn: Prickly. [Obs. ] Spenser.
PRICKLOUSE
PRICKLOUSE Prick "louse `, n.
Defn: A tailor; -- so called in contempt. [Old slang ] L'Estrange.
PRICKLY
PRICKLY Prick "ly, a.
Defn: Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub. Prickly ash (Bot. ), a prickly shrub (Xanthoxylum Americanum ) with yellowish flowers appearing with the leaves. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic. The southern species is X. Carolinianum. Gray. -- Prickly heat (Med. ), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in hot weather. -- Prickly pear (Bot. ), a name given to several plants of the cactaceous genus Opuntia, American plants consisting of fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds. The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is Opuntia vulgaris. In the South and West are many others,and in tropical America more than a hundred more. O. vulgaris, O. Ficus-Indica, and O. Tuna are abundantly introduced in the Mediterranean region, and O. Dillenii has become common in India. -- Prickly pole (Bot. ), a West Indian palm (Bactris Plumierana ), the slender trunk of which bears many rings of long black prickles. -- Prickly withe (Bot. ), a West Indian cactaceous plant (Cereus triangularis ) having prickly, slender, climbing, triangular stems. -- Prickly rat (Zoöl.), any one of several species of South American burrowing rodents belonging to Ctenomys and allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp spines.
PRICKMADAM
Prick "mad `am, n. Etym: [F. trique-madame. Cf. Tripmadam. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A name given to several species of stonecrop, used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines. See Stonecrop.
PRICKPUNCH
PRICKPUNCH Prick "punch `, n.
Defn: A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal.
PRICKSHAFT
PRICKSHAFT Prick "shaft `, n.
Defn: An arrow. [Obs. ]
PRICKSONG
Prick "song `, n. Etym: [See Prick, v. t., 4.]
Defn: Music written, or noted, with dots or points; -- so called from the points or dots with which it is noted down. [Obs. ] He fights as you sing pricksong. Shak.
PRICKWOOD
PRICKWOOD Prick "wood `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A shrub (Euonymus Europæus ); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree.
PRICKY
PRICKY Prick "y, a.
Defn: Stiff and sharp; prickly. Holland.
New American Oxford Dictionary
prick
prick |prik prɪk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make a small hole in (something ) with a sharp point; pierce slightly: prick the potatoes with a fork. • [ no obj. ] feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one: she felt her scalp prick and her palms were damp. • (of tears ) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person's eyes ): tears of disappointment were pricking her eyelids. • [ no obj. ] (of a person's eyes ) experience such a sensation. • cause mental or emotional discomfort to: her conscience pricked her as she told the lie. • arouse or provoke to action: the police were pricked into action. 2 (esp. of a horse or dog ) make (the ears ) stand erect when on the alert: the dog's tail was wagging and her ears were pricked. ▶noun 1 an act of piercing something with a fine, sharp point: the pin prick had produced a drop of blood. • a small hole or mark made by piercing something with a fine, sharp point. • a sharp pain caused by being pierced with a fine point. • a sudden feeling of distress, anxiety, or some other unpleasant emotion: she felt a prick of resentment. • archaic a goad for oxen. 2 vulgar slang a penis. • a man regarded as stupid, unpleasant, or contemptible. PHRASES kick against the pricks hurt oneself by persisting in useless resistance or protest. [with biblical allusion to Acts 9:5. ] prick up one's ears (esp. of a horse or dog ) make the ears stand erect when on the alert. • (of a person ) become suddenly attentive: he pricked up his ears when he heard them talking about him. PHRASAL VERBS prick something out (or off ) transplant seedlings to a container or bed that provides adequate room for growth: he was in the garden pricking out marigolds. DERIVATIVES prick er noun, prick ing noun ORIGIN Old English pricca (noun ), prician (verb ), probably of West Germanic origin and related to Low German and Dutch prik (noun ), prikken (verb ).
pricket
prick et |ˈprikit ˈprɪkɪt | ▶noun 1 a male fallow deer in its second year, having straight, unbranched horns. 2 historical a spike for holding a candle. ORIGIN late Middle English: from prick + -et 1 .
prickle
prick le |ˈprikəl ˈprɪkəl | ▶noun a short, slender, sharp-pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn: the prickles of the blackberry bushes. • a small spine or pointed outgrowth on the skin of certain animals. • a tingling sensation on someone's skin, typically caused by strong emotion: Kathleen felt a prickle of excitement. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a person's skin or a part of the body ) experience a tingling sensation, esp. as a result of strong emotion: the sound made her skin prickle with horror. • [ with obj. ] cause a tingling or mildly painful sensation in: I hate the way the fibers prickle your skin. • (of a person ) react defensively or angrily to something: she prickled at the implication that she had led a soft and protected life. ORIGIN Old English pricel ‘instrument for pricking, sensation of being pricked ’; related to Middle Dutch prickel, from the Germanic base of prick. The verb is partly a diminutive of the verb prick .
prickleback
prick le back |ˈprikəlˌbak ˈprɪkəlbæk | ▶noun a long slender fish with a spiny dorsal fin running the length of the body. It lives in cooler seas of the northern hemisphere, typically in shallow inshore waters. [Family Stichaeidae: many genera and species. ]
prickly
prick ly |ˈprik (ə )lē ˈprɪk (ə )li | ▶adjective ( pricklier, prickliest ) 1 covered in prickles: masses of prickly brambles. • resembling or feeling like prickles: his hair was prickly and short. • having or causing a tingling or itching sensation: a dress that was prickly around the neck | my skin feels prickly. 2 (of a person ) ready to take offense. • liable to cause someone to take offense: this is a prickly subject. DERIVATIVES prick li ness noun
prickly-ash
prick ly-ash ▶noun a spiny North American shrub or tree with prickly branches and bark that can be used medicinally. [Genus Zanthoxylum, family Rutaceae: the northern prickly-ash (Z. americanum ) (also called toothache tree ), and the southern prickly-ash (see Hercules-club ). ] • a medicinal preparation of the bark of these trees.
prickly heat
prick ly heat |ˈprɪk (ə )li hit | ▶noun an itchy inflammation of the skin, typically with a rash of small vesicles, common in hot moist weather. Also called miliaria.
prickly pear
prick ly pear |ˈprɪk (ə )li pɛ (ə )r | ▶noun a cactus with jointed stems and oval flattened segments, having barbed bristles and large pear-shaped, prickly fruits. [Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae: several species, in particular O. humifusa of North America and O. ficus-indica, which is cultivated for its fruit and has become naturalized in the Mediterranean. ] • the edible orange or red fruit of this plant.
prickly poppy
prick ly pop py ▶noun a Central American plant with prickly leaves and large scented yellow flowers. It has become a weed in many tropical regions, but is cultivated in cooler regions as an ornamental. [Argemone mexicana, family Papaveraceae. ]
prick-teaser
prick-teas er |prɪk ˈtizər |(also prick-tease ) ▶noun vulgar slang another term for cockteaser.
Oxford Dictionary
prick
prick |prɪk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make a small hole in (something ) with a sharp point; pierce slightly: prick the potatoes all over with a fork. • [ no obj. ] feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one: she felt her scalp prick and her palms were damp. • (of tears ) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person's eyes ): tears of disappointment were pricking her eyelids. • cause mental or emotional discomfort to: her conscience pricked her as she told the lie. • provoke to action: the police were pricked into action by the horrifying sight. 2 (especially of a horse or dog ) make (the ears ) stand erect when on the alert. ▶noun 1 an act of piercing something with a sharp point: the pin prick had produced a drop of blood. • a small hole or mark made by pricking something. • a sharp pain caused by being pierced with a sharp point. • a sudden feeling of an unpleasant emotion: she felt a prick of resentment. 2 vulgar slang a man's penis. • a stupid or contemptible man. 3 archaic a goad for oxen. PHRASES kick against the pricks hurt oneself by persisting in useless resistance or protest. [with biblical allusion to Acts 9:5. ] one's ears prick up one becomes suddenly attentive: my ears pricked up when I overheard two guys discussing the actress. prick up one's ears (especially of a horse or dog ) make the ears stand erect when on the alert. • (of a person ) become suddenly attentive. a spare prick at a wedding Brit. vulgar slang a person who is out of place or has no role in a particular situation. PHRASAL VERBS prick something out 1 draw a pattern by making small holes in a surface: he pricked out a rough design with his dagger. • decorate a surface by pricking out a pattern. 2 plant seedlings in small holes made in the earth. DERIVATIVES pricker noun ORIGIN Old English pricca (noun ), prician (verb ), probably of West Germanic origin and related to Low German and Dutch prik (noun ), prikken (verb ).
pricket
pricket |ˈprɪkɪt | ▶noun 1 a male fallow deer in its second year, having straight, unbranched horns. 2 historical a spike for holding a candle. ORIGIN late Middle English: from prick + -et 1 .
prickle
prickle |ˈprɪk (ə )l | ▶noun a short pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn: the prickles of the gorse bushes. • a small spine or pointed outgrowth on the skin of certain animals. • a tingling sensation on a person's skin, typically caused by strong emotion: Kathleen felt a prickle of excitement. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a part of the body ) experience a tingling sensation, especially as a result of strong emotion: the sound made her skin prickle with horror. • [ with obj. ] cause a tingling sensation in: I hate the way the fibres prickle your skin. • (of a person ) react defensively or angrily to something: she prickled at the implication that she had led a protected life. ORIGIN Old English pricel ‘instrument for pricking, sensation of being pricked ’; related to Middle Dutch prickel, from the Germanic base of prick. The verb is partly a diminutive of the verb prick .
prickleback
prickle |back ▶noun a long, slender fish with a spiny dorsal fin running the length of the body. It lives in cooler seas of the northern hemisphere, typically in shallow inshore waters. ●Family Stichaeidae: many genera and species.
prickly
prick ¦ly |ˈprɪkli | ▶adjective ( pricklier, prickliest ) 1 covered in prickles: masses of prickly brambles. • resembling prickles: his hair was prickly and short. • having or causing a tingling or itching sensation: prickly velvet seats | my skin feels prickly. 2 (of a person ) ready to take offence. • (of a subject, issue, etc. ) likely to cause offence or controversy: this is a prickly subject. DERIVATIVES prickliness noun
prickly ash
prick ¦ly ash ▶noun a spiny North American shrub or tree with prickly branches and bark that can be used medicinally. ●Genus Zanthoxylum, family Rutaceae: the northern Z. americanum and the southern Z. clava-herculis (also called Hercules' club ). • [ mass noun ] a medicinal preparation made from the bark of the prickly ash.
prickly heat
prick ¦ly heat ▶noun [ mass noun ] an itchy inflammation of the skin, typically with a rash of small vesicles, common in hot, humid weather. Also called miliaria.
prickly pear
prick ¦ly pear ▶noun a cactus with jointed stems and oval flattened segments, having barbed bristles and large pear-shaped prickly fruits. ●Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae: several species, in particular O. ficus-indica, which has become naturalized in the Mediterranean. • the edible orange or red fruit of the prickly pear.
prickly poppy
prick ¦ly poppy ▶noun a Central American plant with prickly leaves and large scented yellow flowers. It has become a weed in many tropical regions, but is cultivated in cooler regions as an ornamental. ●Argemone mexicana, family Papaveraceae.
prick-teaser
prick-teaser (also prick-tease ) ▶noun vulgar slang another term for cock-teaser.
American Oxford Thesaurus
prick
prick verb 1 prick the potatoes with a fork: pierce, puncture, make /put a hole in, stab, perforate, nick, jab. 2 her conscience pricked her: trouble, worry, distress, perturb, disturb, cause someone anguish, afflict, torment, plague, prey on, gnaw at. 3 ambition pricked him on to greater effort: goad, prod, incite, provoke, urge, spur, stimulate, encourage, inspire, motivate, push, propel, impel. 4 the horse pricked its ears: raise, erect. ▶noun 1 it felt like the prick of a pin: jab, sting, pinprick, prickle, stab. 2 the prick of tears behind her eyelids: sting, stinging, smart, smarting, burning. 3 the prick of conscience: pang, twinge, stab. PHRASES prick up one's ears we pricked up our ears when he mentioned the Christmas bonuses: listen carefully, pay attention, become attentive, begin to take notice, attend; informal be all ears.
prickle
prickle noun 1 the cactus is covered with prickles: thorn, needle, barb, spike, point, spine. 2 Willie felt a cold prickle of fear: tingle, tingling, tingling sensation, prickling sensation, chill, thrill; Medicine paresthesia. ▶verb its tiny spikes prickled his skin: sting, prick.
prickly
prickly adjective 1 a prickly hedgehog: spiky, spiked, thorny, barbed, spiny; briery, brambly; rough, scratchy; technical spiculate, spicular, aculeate, spinose. 2 my skin feels prickly: tingly, tingling, prickling. 3 a prickly character. See irritable. 4 the prickly question of the refugees: problematic, awkward, ticklish, tricky, delicate, sensitive, difficult, knotty, thorny, irksome, tough, troublesome, bothersome, vexatious.
Oxford Thesaurus
prick
prick verb 1 prick the potatoes all over with a fork: pierce, puncture, make /put a hole in, stab, perforate, rupture, riddle, penetrate, nick, spear, slit, incise, knife, bore, spike, skewer, spit, stick, punch, pin, needle, jag, jab; rare pink, transpierce. 2 his eyes began to prick in the smoke: sting, smart, burn, tingle, prickle, itch; hurt, be sore, be irritated. 3 his conscience began to prick him: trouble, worry, distress, cause someone distress, perturb, disturb, oppress, harrow, harass, cause someone anguish, afflict, torment, plague, prey on, gnaw at, cut, touch, stab, pain, cause someone pain. 4 ambition pricked him on to greater effort: goad, prod, incite, provoke, urge, spur, sting, whip, prompt, stimulate, encourage, inspire, motivate, push, propel, impel. 5 the horse pricked up its ears: raise, erect, point. PHRASES prick up one's ears listen carefully, pay attention, become attentive, begin to take notice, attend, concentrate on hearing, lend an ear, pin one's ears back; informal be all ears; literary hark. ▶noun 1 the patient will feel a prick in the back: jab, sting, pinprick, stab, nick, jag. 2 he could still see the prick of that vanished drawing pin in the plaster: hole, puncture, perforation, pinhole; nick, wound, cut, gash. 3 Juliet felt the prick of tears behind her eyelids: sting, stinging, smart, smarting, burning, tingle, tingling, itch, itching, soreness, irritation. 4 the prick of conscience: pang, pricking, twinge, stab, gnawing.
prickle
prickle noun 1 the cactus is covered with prickles: thorn, needle, barb, spike, point, spine, quill, spur, bristle, prong, tine; technical spicule. 2 Willie felt a cold prickle crawl up his back: tingle, tingling sensation, tingling, prickling sensation, chill, thrill, itching, creeping sensation, gooseflesh, goose pimples, pins and needles; Medicine paraesthesia; rare formication. ▶verb 1 the thought made her prickle with excitement: tingle, itch, have a creeping sensation, have goose pimples, have gooseflesh, have goosebumps, have pins and needles. 2 its tiny spikes prickled his skin: make something tingle, make something smart, make something itch; sting, prick.
prickly
prickly adjective 1 the hedgehog curled up into a prickly ball: spiky, spiked, thorny, barbed, spiny, pronged, bristled, bristly; briary, brambly, burry, rough, scratchy, sharp; technical spiculate, spicular, aculeate, barbellate, spinose, spinous, muricate, setaceous. 2 my skin feels all prickly: tingly, tingling, prickling, stinging, smarting, itching, itchy, creeping, crawling. 3 Mr Griffith was a prickly character: irritable, irascible, peevish, fractious, fretful, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, petulant, pettish, peppery, on edge, edgy, impatient, complaining, querulous, bitter, moody, huffy, grumpy, scratchy, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, sullen, surly, sulky, sour, churlish, touchy, testy, tetchy, grouchy, snappish, waspish, crusty, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric; informal snappy, chippy, cranky, whingeing, whingy; Brit. informal narky, ratty, eggy, stroppy, shirty; N. Amer. informal peckish, soreheaded; Austral. /NZ informal snaky; informal, dated miffy, waxy. ANTONYMS affable, easy-going. 4 the prickly question of compensation: problematic, awkward, ticklish, tricky, delicate, sensitive, difficult, hard, baffling, perplexing, knotty, thorny, tough, troublesome, bothersome, trying, taxing, irksome, vexatious, worrying; complicated, complex, intricate, convoluted, involved; informal sticky; Brit. informal dodgy.
Duden Dictionary
Pricke
Pri cke Substantiv, feminin Seewesen , die |Pr i cke |aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch pricke = spitze Stange, Spitze in flachen Küstengewässern (besonders im Watt ) zur Markierung der Fahrrinne in den Grund gesteckter dünner Stamm eines Baumes, Pfosten o. Ä.
Prickel
Pri ckel Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pr i ckel |Reiz, Erregung
prickelig
pri cke lig Adjektiv seltener pricklig |pr i ckelig |1 prickelnd 1a 2 erregend, aufreizend
prickeln
pri ckeln schwaches Verb |pr i ckeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch prickeln, zu: pricken = stechen oder zu: pricke, Pricke 1 a wie von vielen, feinen, leichten Stichen verursacht kitzeln, jucken es prickelte ihm in den Fingerspitzen b ein leicht kitzelndes Gefühl, ein Gefühl des Prickelns 1a verursachen, hinterlassen der Sekt, die Kohlensäure prickelt auf der Zunge 2 kleine, aufsteigende Bläschen bilden; perlen 3 ein erregendes Gefühl verursachen, auf leicht beunruhigende o. ä. Weise reizen
prickelnd
pri ckelnd |pr i ckelnd |Adjektiv 1 ein erregendes Gefühl verursachend, aufregend prickelnde Erotik | eine prickelnde Spannung, Unruhe, Atmosphäre | der prickelnde Reiz des Unbekannten | ein prickelndes Spiel mit dem Feuer 2 umgangssprachlich großartig, toll eine prickelnde Idee | die Party fand ich nicht so prickelnd
pricken
pri cken schwaches Verb |pr i cken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 Seewesen (Fahrwasser o. Ä.) mit Pricken versehen 2 landschaftlich [aus ]stechen, ausbohren
pricklig
prick lig Adjektiv seltener prickelig |pr i cklig |1 prickelnd 1a 2 erregend, aufreizend
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
prick
prick /prɪk /動詞 ～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 【針などで 】…をちくりと刺す «with , on » ; 【針などで 】〈小穴 〉をあける (out ) «with , on » ▸ prick one's finger with a needle 針で指を刺す ▸ I pricked myself with a thorn .とげが刺さった 2 a. 〈皮膚など 〉をちくちくと痛める ▸ The sweater pricked my neck .セーターで首がちくちくした ▸ Tears pricked her eyes .彼女は泣き出しそうになった b. (精神的に )〈人 〉をちくりと苦しめる ; …に刺激を与える ▸ The lie pricked his conscience .うそが彼の良心を痛めた ▸ His curiosity was pricked by the peculiar phenomenon .奇妙な現象に彼の好奇心は刺激された 3 〈人 動物が 〉〈耳 〉をぴんと立てる , そば立てる (up )▸ John pricked up his ears .ジョンは聞き耳を立てた 4 …に点で印を付ける ; …を点で示す .5 ｟英 古 ｠〈名簿など 〉に印を付けて選ぶ .6 〈苗木 〉を (掘った穴に )移植する (out , off ).自動詞 1 a. «…を /針などで » ちくりと刺す «at /with » .b. 【人を 】苦しめる «at » .2 〈人 動物の耳が 〉ぴんと立つ , 注意深く聴く (up ).名詞 C 1 a. ちくちくした痛み ▸ I felt [got ] a prick on my back .背中がちくちくする b. (精神的 )痛み, とがめ ▸ a prick of conscience 良心の 呵責 （かしやく ）2 (針などで )刺すこと ; 刺した穴 , 刺し傷 ; 点 .3 ｟けなして 俗卑 ｠陰茎 , ペニス (penis ).4 ｟けなして 俗卑 ｠ばか者 , とんま .5 先のとがった物 〘針 とげなど 〙.
prickle
prick le /prɪ́k (ə )l /動詞 自動詞 〈皮膚などが 〉ちくちくと痛む ; 【強い感情のために 】刺すような痛みを覚える «with » ▸ My scalp was prickling with fear .私は強い恐怖を感じた 他動詞 …をちくちくと痛ませる .名詞 C 1 〖通例 ～s 〗(植物 動物の )とげ, 針 .2 ちくちくした痛み ; (精神的な )動揺 .
prickly
pr í ck ly 形容詞 1 とげだらけの .2 ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉気にしやすい, 傷つきやすい (touchy ); 怒りっぽい .3 ちくちくする .4 〈問題などが 〉やっかいな (thorny ).～̀ h é at あせも .～̀ p é ar 〘植 〙ヒラウチワサボテン ; その実 .pr í ck li ness 名詞
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