Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pointed tool for making small holes: A pricker is a small, sharp tool, often an awl, used to make tiny holes in materials like wood or leather, typically for inserting brads or small screws.
   • A sharp, spike-like point on a plant: A pricker is a small, sharp, pointed projection resembling a thorn or spine on the stem or leaf of a plant.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The carpenter used a pricker to start the hole for the tiny brad.
  • Be careful of the prickers on the rose bush stem.

Advanced Usage

• "to feel a pricker": to feel a sharp, pricking sensation, often from a small, pointed object.
  • I felt a pricker in my finger from the cactus.

Variants and Related Words

• Prick (verb/noun): To make a small hole with a sharp point; a slight, sharp pain.
  • The needle will prick your skin.
• Prickle (noun): A small, sharp point, especially one on a plant; a tingling sensation.
  • The holly leaves are covered in prickles.

Synonyms

• Awl: A pointed tool for piercing holes.
• Thorn: A stiff, sharp-pointed projection on a plant.
• Spine: A sharp, pointed structure on an animal or plant.

Related Phrases

• Prick up one's ears: To suddenly begin listening carefully.
  • The dog pricked up its ears at the strange sound.

Noun

1. an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
2. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf