pricker

English Thesaurus

1. an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	awl,
definition	:	a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes (noun.artifact)

2. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	aculeus,
definition	:	a stiff sharp-pointed plant process (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	glochid, glochidium,
definition	:	a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) (noun.plant)

3. an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	prick, prickle, prick, prickle,
definition	:	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn (verb.contact)

4. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (noun.plant)

derivation	:	stick,
definition	:	pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument (verb.contact)

derivation	:	barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny,
definition	:	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. (adj.all)

derivation	:	acanthoid, acanthous, spinous,
definition	:	shaped like a spine or thorn (adj.all)

5. an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	prick, prickle, prick, prickle,
definition	:	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn (verb.contact)

6. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (noun.plant)

derivation	:	stick,
definition	:	pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument (verb.contact)

derivation	:	barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny,
definition	:	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. (adj.all)

derivation	:	acanthoid, acanthous, spinous,
definition	:	shaped like a spine or thorn (adj.all)