One entry found for prick.

Entry Word: prick
Function: noun
Text: 1 a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument <the immunization shot left a prick on my arm that turned into a bruise>
Synonyms perforation, pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture, stab
Related Words gouge, groove, hollow; break, cut, gash, notch, rupture, slash, slit
2 a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body <she felt a sharp prick when the nurse gave her the shot> -- see PAIN 1