Pricker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪkə/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bradawl thorn spine prickle sticker spikelet

Word Forms

spinous	adjective	shaped like a spine or thorn
thorny	adjective	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
prickly	adjective	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
prick	verb	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
stick	verb	pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stachel

eine kleine spitze Spitze, die einer Spitze an einem Stiel oder Blatt ähnelt

🇫🇷French

piqueur

une petite pointe pointue ressemblant à une pointe sur une tige ou une feuille

🇪🇸Spanish

punzón

una pequeña punta puntiaguda que se asemeja a una púa en un tallo u hoja

🇮🇹Italian

pungiglione

una piccola punta appuntita che ricorda una punta su uno stelo o una foglia

🇳🇱Dutch

prikker

een kleine, scherpe punt die lijkt op een piek op een stengel of blad

🇵🇹Portuguese

picador

uma pequena ponta pontiaguda que lembra uma ponta de um caule ou folha

🇷🇺Russian

колючка

небольшой заостренный кончик, напоминающий шип на стебле или листе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोदने का हथियार

एक छोटा नुकीला सिरा जो तने या पत्ती पर लगे कांटे जैसा दिखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রিকার

একটি কান্ড বা পাতার উপর একটি স্পাইকের অনুরূপ একটি ছোট তীক্ষ্ণ-বিন্দুযুক্ত ডগা

🇮🇳Tamil

குத்துபவர்

ஒரு தண்டு அல்லது இலையில் ஸ்பைக்கைப் போன்ற ஒரு சிறிய கூர்மையான முனை

🇮🇳Telugu

గుచ్చుకునేవాడు

కాండం లేదా ఆకుపై స్పైక్‌ను పోలి ఉండే చిన్న పదునైన కోణాల చిట్కా

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રિકર

એક નાની તીક્ષ્ણ-પોઇન્ટેડ ટીપ જે દાંડી અથવા પાંદડા પર સ્પાઇક જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಚ್ಚುವವನು

ಕಾಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ಎಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸ್ಪೈಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಸಣ್ಣ ಚೂಪಾದ ಮೊನಚಾದ ತುದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുത്തുന്നവൻ

ഒരു തണ്ടിലോ ഇലയിലോ ഉള്ള സ്പൈക്കിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള ഒരു ചെറിയ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അറ്റം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

针

类似于茎或叶上的尖刺的小尖头

🇯🇵Japanese

とげのある

茎や葉のスパイクに似た小さな鋭く尖った先端

🇰🇷Korean

찌르는 물건

줄기나 잎의 가시처럼 생긴 작고 뾰족한 끝

🇻🇳Vietnamese

châm chích

một đầu nhọn nhỏ giống như một cành trên thân hoặc lá

🇹🇭Thai

หนาม

ปลายแหลมเล็กๆ คล้ายหนามแหลมบนก้านหรือใบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tusuk

ujung kecil runcing menyerupai paku pada batang atau daun

🇵🇭Filipino

tusok

isang maliit na matutulis na dulo na kahawig ng spike sa tangkay o dahon

🇲🇾Malay

cucuk

hujung tajam kecil yang menyerupai pancang pada batang atau daun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وخز

طرف صغير مدبب يشبه السنبلة على الجذع أو الورقة

🇮🇷Persian

پرکننده

یک نوک نوک تیز کوچک شبیه سنبله روی ساقه یا برگ

🇹🇷Turkish

iğneleyici

bir gövde veya yaprak üzerindeki sivri uçlu küçük, keskin uçlu bir uç

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוקר

קצה קטן וחד שדומה לשפיץ על גבעול או עלה

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The primary meaning of 'pricker' is 'a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf'.

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Using 'pricker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pricker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pricker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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