| NOUN | plant | pricker, spine, thorn, prickle, sticker, spikelet | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
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| artifact | pricker, bradawl | an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws |
| Meaning | A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf. | |
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| Synonyms | spine, thorn, prickle, sticker, spikelet | |
| Narrower | glochidium, glochid | A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) |
| Broader | aculeus | A stiff sharp-pointed plant process |
| Spanish | aguijón, espina | |
| Catalan | espina | |
| Verbs | prick | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn |
| Meaning | An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws. | |
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| Synonym | bradawl | |
| Broader | awl | A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes |
| Spanish | punzón | |
| Verbs | prick | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn |
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