prickle
noun
[ ˈprɪk(ə)l ]
• a short pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn.
• "the prickles of the gorse bushes"
Similar:
thorn,
needle,
barb,
spike,
point,
spine,
quill,
spur,
bristle,
prong,
tine,
spicule,
prickle
verb
• (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"
Similar:
tingle,
itch,
have a creeping sensation,
have goose pimples,
have gooseflesh,
have goosebumps,
have pins and needles,
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.
