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prick

/pˈɹɪk/PRIK
/pˈɹɪk/PRIK

Meaninga point, a dot

Common meaning: a small sharp point

Other meanings: to pierce

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishpricusource
  2. Middle Englishprikesource
  3. Englishprick‘a small sharp point’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English pricu ‘a point, a dot’.

Roots

  • pricu Old English “a point, a dot”

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