prickle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), informally called a "thorn".
  2. A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
    — The plants that have prickles are, thorns, black and white, briar, rose, lemon-trees,[…]
  3. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
  4. A kind of willow basket.
    — If I had but a pottle of Sacke, like a sharp prickle, / To knock my nose against when I am nodding
  5. A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds. UK,obsolete
  6. A group of hedgehogs or porcupines. collective
动词 v.
  1. To feel a prickle. intransitive
  2. To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick. transitive
    — Guilt prickled me. It was about to get much worse.

词形变化

prickles plural prickles present,singular,third-person prickling participle,present prickled participle,past prickled past

词汇关系

衍生词
aprickle prickleback prickle cell pricklefish prickleless pricklelike prickler pricklesome pricklet prickly pricklingly
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