n
(dated) A dashing young man.
n
(countable) An opening made in the flesh through the above practice.
n
We are made to witness a cathartic shuffling-off of mortalities and of hatreds: Mordred's pulling himself up to the 'burr' of Arthur's spear is Malory's own detail and one of the most memorable in the book.
adj
(Britain) Alternative form of chiseled [(US) Having strongly defined facial features.]
adj
having claws (of animals)
n
A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree, most often found near the roots.
n
A small puncture made in the ear of an animal in order to obtain a blood sample
n
Alternative form of ear prick [A small puncture made in the ear of an animal in order to obtain a blood sample]
n
(obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
n
An act of pricking one's finger, generally for the purpose of drawing a tiny amount of blood.
adj
(obsolete) Having large flews, the hanging upper lip common to certain breeds of dog.
v
(archaic) To prick; to sting.
v
Alternative spelling of frowst [(intransitive) To enjoy being in a warm, close, stuffy place.]
n
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
n
Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
n
(now dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.
n
Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
n
Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
adj
(philately) Of a stamp: having the nib of its perforation removed or damaged.
n
The skill in recognising bouquet.
adj
Characterized by having notches.
v
Obsolete form of pierced.
v
(transitive) To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.
n
One who receives or has received a piercing.
n
Alternative spelling of pinhead [The head of a pin. (Frequently used in size comparisons.)]
n
Alternative spelling of pinprick [An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.]
n
(figuratively, colloquial) A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
v
(transitive) To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in.
n
(informal) A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations.
n
(archaic, rare) A little index finger.
n
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
n
A test for allergies, performed by pricking the skin with a needle or pin containing a small amount of the allergen.
adv
With a pricking action or sensation.
adj
(informal, vulgar) having the characteristics of a prick; being unpleasant, rude or annoying.
n
A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.
n
(botany) A small prickle.
adv
With a prickling action or sensation.
n
(colloquial) Something that gives a pricking sensation; a sharp object.
n
(dated) Any of several species of stonecrop, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.
n
A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal.
v
(intransitive) To prickle or tingle.
v
(transitive) To pierce or make holes in.
n
A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
v
To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.
adj
Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
n
A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
v
(US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
adj
Alternative form of raguled [(heraldry) Notched in regular diagonal breaks; said of a line, or a bearing having such an edge.]
adj
covered in snaggles, knotty
adj
Full of or attractive to snipe.
n
A sharp point; prickle; a spine
n
(figuratively) That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
n
(figuratively) Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
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