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Pricks
- noun - a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- cause a prickling sensation
- cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
- deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
- obscene terms for penis
- raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"
- to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
Prides
- noun - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
- a group of lions
- be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
- satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"
- the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards
- unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Primes
- noun - a number that has no factor but itself and 1
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
- insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
Primps
- verb - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
Primus
- noun - a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
- the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
Prinks
- verb - Brush
- dress very carefully and in a finicky manner
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
Prints
- noun - a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
- a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
- a picture or design printed from an engraving
- a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
- a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
- availability in printed form; "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print"
- make into a print; "print the negative"
- put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
- reproduce by printing
- the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication; "I want to see it in print"
- write as if with print; not cursive
Prions
- noun - (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
- Prion, also called Whalebird, any of several species of small Antarctic seabirds of the genus Pachyptila, in the family Procellariidae (order Procellariiformes).
Priors
- noun - the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
Prises
- verb - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
- regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"