pricked
Pierced by thorn
Pricked is the past tense of prick, meaning to pierce or puncture with something sharp: She pricked her finger on a thorn.
It also describes a sudden sharp sensation: Tears pricked her eyes.
Figuratively, something that pricked your conscience caused a stab of guilt.
His ears pricked up means he became suddenly alert and attentive.
Pointed implement for sewing
- pinPointed metal fastener
- thornPointed plant projection
- punctureHole from penetration
- pokeSharp, quick thrust
jab · sting · perforate · skewer · spike · lancet · awl · hole
Sharp wound from insect
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- throbBeat with intensity
- smartMentally quick, or fashionable
- twingeBrief, sharp sensation
soreness · jab · burn · wince · flinch · ouch · sensation · tender
Moral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- uneaseMild persistent worry
compunction · nagging · troubled · pangs · qualms · scruples · misgivings · self-reproach
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
poke · jab · sting · perforate · skewer · spike · lancet · awl · hole · splinter
sting
Sharp wound from insect
twinge · soreness · jab · burn · wince · flinch · ouch · sensation · tender · raw
guilt
Moral self-reproach
unease · compunction · nagging · troubled · pangs · qualms · scruples · misgivings · self-reproach · contrition
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
thumb · flesh · surface · minor · small · tiny · accidental · rose · thorn · sewing
alert
Warning or watchfulness
raised · upright · cocked · attentive · vigilant · curious · interested · alerted · aroused · heed
- prick upRaise alertly
- pricks up one's earsBegins listening alertly
- prickly pearSpine-covered cactus, edible fruit
- prickly heatSweat-related skin rash
- pricked ears
- finger prickSmall puncture for sampling
prickly, prick, prickle, prickles, pricking, pricks, prickling, unpricked