Synonyms for prickle

Most common

spine · thorn · pricker

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.

2. v. 1

   To feel a prickle.

Related words

Word family

prickleback prickler prickly

Phrases

prickle cell

Forms

Plural

prickles → spines, thorns, stickers, prickers…

Past participle

prickled
e.g. prickled → tingled, pricked…

Example sentences

• spine They had to remove a bullet lodged near his spine.
• thorn There's a thorn in my finger and I can't get it out.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

barb¹

5 letters

spine¹, sting¹, prick¹, thorn¹

6 letters

needle², tingle²

7 letters

sticker², pricker

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (needle² = 2 syllables).