pin-prick
1pin|prick — «PIHN PRIHK», noun, verb. –n. 1. the prick of a pin; a minute puncture such as that made by the point of a pin: »Its destination was a pinprick in the map (Harper s). 2. Figurative. a petty annoyance; minute irritation: »The action was viewed in… …
2pin·prick — /ˈpınˌprık/ noun, pl pricks [count] 1 : a small hole that is made by a pin or other sharp tool : ↑pinhole 2 : a very small point or dot often + of a pinprick [=pinpoint] of light …
3pin prick — see pinprick …
4pin-prick — see pinprick …
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6prick — n. a pin prick * * * [prɪk] a pin prick …
7Prick — Prick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pricked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pricking}.] [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… …
8Prick — Prick, n. [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… …
9prick test — prik n a test for allergic susceptibility made by placing a drop of the allergy producing substance on the skin and making breaks in the skin by lightly pricking the surface (as with a pin) compare INTRADERMAL TEST, PATCH TEST, SCRATCH TEST …
10prick — [[t]prɪ̱k[/t]] pricks, pricking, pricked 1) VERB If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin. [V n] Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt... [V n prep] He pricks holes in the… …
