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1pinprick
noun pin·prick \ˈpin-ˌprik\
: a small hole that is made by a pin or other sharp tool
: a very small point or dot
: a slight but sharp pain caused by a pin or needle
Full Definition of PINPRICK
1
: a small puncture made by or as if by a pin
2
: a petty irritation or annoyance
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First Known Use of PINPRICK
circa 1860
Rhymes with PINPRICK
airsick, big stick, bluetick, bootlick, boychick, brainsick, broomstick, carsick, Chadwick, chick flick, chopstick, cowlick, crabstick, dabchick, deer tick, detick, dik-dik, dipstick, dog tick, drop-kick, drumstick, ear pick, firebrick, fish stick, flagstick, Fosdick, free kick, frog kick, goal kick, goldbrick, greensick, handpick, hat trick, hayrick, heartsick, homesick, ice pick, joss stick, joystick, lipstick, lovesick, matchstick, muzhik, nightstick, nitpick, nonstick, nutpick, odd trick, oil slick, Old Nick, outslick, peacenik, pigstick, placekick, Prestwick, quick kick, redbrick, Renwick, rubric, salt lick, seasick, self-stick, shashlik, sidekick, slapstick, squib kick, Tajik, toothpick, topkick, unpick, unstick, uptick, wood tick, yardstick
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verb
Definition of PINPRICK
transitive verb
: to administer pinpricks to
intransitive verb
: to administer pinpricks
First Known Use of PINPRICK
1899
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