n. 1 spine, bristle, barb, thorn, bur, needle, tine, spike, spur, prong The prickles make the brambles cling to your clothes 2 pricking, prickliness, itch, itchiness, sting, tingling, tingle I felt the prickle of the rough wool against my skin
v. 3 tingle, sting, itch, smart Sloane complained that the beard he had to grow for the pirate role made his face prickle 4 stick, jab, prick The child's hands had been prickled by the chestnuts