Synonyms of the word

pricker

• n. One who pricks.
• n. A tool for pricking.
• n. A prickle or thorn.
• n. One who spurs forward; a light horseman.
• n. A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
• n. (nautical) A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.

aculeus

• n. (botany) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses.
• n. A sting.

awl

• n. A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers,…

bradawl

• n. An awl for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.

prickle

• n. A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.
• n. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
• n. A kind of willow basket.
• n. (Britain, obsolete) A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds.
• v. (intransitive) To feel a prickle.
• v. (transitive) To cause someone to feel a prickle.

spikelet

• n. (botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.

spine

• n. The series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to…
• n. Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures…
• n. A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
• n. (figuratively) Courage or assertiveness.
• n. The stiffness of an arrow.

sticker

• n. something that sticks.
• n. an adhesive label or decal.
• n. a brand, label, or company, especially one making and distributing records.
• n. a price tag.
• n. the listed price (also sticker price).
• n. (informal) a burr or seed pod that catches in fur or clothing.
• n. a wooden strip placed between courses of lumber to allow air circulation. (also 'kiln sticker').
• n. (colloquial, dated) That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses.
• n. (music) A small wooden rod in an organ which connects (in part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate…
• n. (US, politics) A paster.
• n. (Internet) A picture that is a detailed illustration of a character that represents an emotion or action…
• v. To apply one or more stickers to (something).
• v. To mark as the sticker price.
• adj. (nonstandard, informal) comparative form of stick: more stick (stickier).

thorn

• n. A sharp protective spine of a plant.
• n. Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns.
• n. (figuratively) That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
• n. A letter of the Latin alphabet (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed by Old English from the futhark to represent…
• v. To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn.