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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tingling |
| Synonyms: | barb, bristle, chill, point, sensation, spiculum, spike, spine, thorn |
| Main Entry: | bristle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short, prickly hair |
| Synonyms: | barb, feeler, fiber, point, prickle, quill, spine, stubble, thorn, vibrissa, whisker |
| Main Entry: | itch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scratch; tingle |
| Synonyms: | crawl, creep, irritate, prick, prickle, sting, tickle, titillate |
| Main Entry: | prick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small hole made by stab |
| Synonyms: | cut, gash, jab, jag, perforation, pinhole, prickle, puncture, stab, wound |
| Main Entry: | smart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurt, pain |
| Synonyms: | ache, be painful, bite, burn, prick, prickle, sting, suffer, throb, tingle |
| Antonyms: | assuage, help, soothe |
| Main Entry: | sting |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prick, pain |
| Synonyms: | bite, burn, electrify, hurt, injure, inspire, needle, pique, poke, prickle, smart, tingle, wound |
| Main Entry: | tingle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feel tickled, itchy |
| Synonyms: | creep, get excited, have goose bumps, itch, prickle, shiver, sting, thrill, throb, tickle, twitter |
| Main Entry: | thorn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spike |
| Synonyms: | brier, prickle, spine, splint, spur |
| Main Entry: | perforation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prick |
| Synonyms: | cut*, gash, jab, jag, pinhole, prickle, puncture, stab, wound |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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