prick
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Is prick a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.obsolete
2. (obsolete) A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.obsolete
3. (slang, vulgar) The penis.Examples: "Patriarchal attitudes have made a society where men rule and women obey, where "you'd-better-know-your-place-boy," where gay men actually play husband-and-wife (my lover and I did it for four years, until it became intolerable), where king prick lays down the law."slangvulgar
4. (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.Synonyms: assbucket, asshat, asshole, assmonkey, assmouth, assmunch, assmuncher, assbreathderogatoryslang
5. (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.historical
6. (obsolete) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.Examples: "the prick of noon"obsolete
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.Examples: "John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the adept nurse drew blood."transitive
2. (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.transitive
3. (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.Examples: "They had shot at old Tom, the hare, too, but he is still alive; at least I pricked him yesterday morn across the path into the turnip field."transitive
4. (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.Examples: "to prick holes in paper"; "to prick a pattern for embroidery"; "to prick the notes of a musical composition"transitive
5. (obsolete) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.Examples: "c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers Some who are pricked for sheriffs."; "And, hark ye—let the soldiers for duty be carefully pricked off; and see that none of them be more or less partakers of your debauch."; "Those many, then, shall die: their names are pricked."obsolete
6. (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary