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- [prik]
- /prɪk/
- /prɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prik]
- /prɪk/
Definitions of prick word
- noun prick a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like. 1
- noun prick a sharp point; prickle. 1
- noun prick the act of pricking: the prick of a needle. 1
- noun prick the state or sensation of being pricked. 1
- noun prick a sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge. 1
- noun prick the pointed end of a prickspur. 1
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Origin of prick
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English prike; Old English prica, price dot, point; (v.) Middle English priken, Old English prician; cognate with Dutch, Low German prik point
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Parts of speech for Prick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prick
verb prick
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
noun prick
- acicula — a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal
- activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
- actuation — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actuations — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- asshole — If one person calls another person an asshole, they think that person is extremely stupid or has behaved in a stupid way.
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