pinprick
Needle's smallest wound
A pinprick is the tiny puncture made by a pin, or the sharp momentary pain it causes.
The word extends to anything comparably small or minor: a pinprick of light in the darkness, The criticism was just a pinprick.
Pinpricks often suggests repeated minor irritations that accumulate: the pinpricks of daily life.
Sharp wound from insect
- tingleSlight stinging sensation
- prickleTiny sharp point
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- twingeBrief, sharp sensation
nip · stab · burn · smarting · needle-like · numbness · tingling · paresthesia
Pointed implement for sewing
- lancetSmall surgical knife
- jabQuick, straight blow
- stickThin piece of wood
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
vaccination · acupuncture · phlebotomy · blood draw · finger stick · syringe · perforation · hole
Extremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- speckMinute visible particle
dot · point · small · imperceptible · barely visible · faint · trace · hint
Lacking significance or weight
- slightMinor or thin
- pettyOf little importance
- smallLimited in size
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
negligible · trifling · nuisance · annoyance · irritation · bother · inconvenience · niggle
sting
Sharp wound from insect
twinge · nip · stab · burn · smarting · needle-like · numbness · tingling · paresthesia · nerve
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
injection · vaccination · acupuncture · phlebotomy · blood draw · finger stick · syringe · perforation · hole · pierce
minuscule
Extremely small in size
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
speck · dot · point · small · imperceptible · barely visible · faint · trace · hint · negligible
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
insignificant · negligible · trifling · nuisance · annoyance · irritation · bother · inconvenience · niggle · superficial
spot
Mark or location
glimmer · sparkle · twinkle · light leak
- small marksdot, speck, spot, fleck, pip
- body sensestouch, pain, proprioception, kinesthesia, tactile sensation
pinprickgash
Deep, ragged incision
laceration · chasm · slash · crater · tear
pinprickcatastrophe
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
devastation · crippling blow · body blow · crushing defeat · earthquake