[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

prickle \pric"kle\, n. as. pricele, pricle; akin to lg.
   prickel, d. prikkel. see prick, n.
   1. a little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp
      process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the
      bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   2. a kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
      branches of trade. --b. jonson.
      1913 webster

   3. a sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. eng.
      1913 webster
see also:
prick 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

prickle \pric"kle\, v. t.
   to prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
   1913 webster

         felt a horror over me creep,
         prickle skin, and catch my breath.       --tennyson.
   1913 webster prickleback

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

prickle
     n : a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf syn: spine, thorn,
          pricker, sticker
     v 1: cause a prickling sensation syn: prick
     2: cause a stinging or tingling sensation syn: tingle
     3: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "the
        nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" syn:
         prick
see also:
spine thorn pricker sticker prick tingle 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

74 moby thesaurus words for "prickle":
   aculeus, acumination, adherent, adhesive, auger, barb, barnacle,
   bit, borer, bramble, brier, bristle, bulldog, burr, buzz, cactus,
   catchweed, cement, cleavers, cusp, decal, decalcomania, drill,
   glue, goose grass, gunk, itch, itchiness, jab, leech, limpet,
   molasses, mucilage, mucro, neb, needle, nettle, nib, paresthesia,
   paste, pine needle, pins and needles, plaster, point, prick,
   pricking, prickles, prickliness, prickling, prong, quill, remora,
   scratch, smart, spicule, spiculum, spike, spikelet, spine, spur,
   stick, sticker, sting, stinging, syrup, thistle, thorn, thrill,
   tine, tingle, tingling, tip, urtication, yucca

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