Needle and Prick

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Needle

Needle verb - Prick with a needle.

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Prick is a synonym for needle in goad topic. In some cases you can use "Prick" instead the word "Needle" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like tease, sharp, irritate, thorn. popular alternative

Nearby Words: needled, needling, needlework

Prick

Prick verb - Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn.

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Needle is a synonym for prick in pierce topic. You can use "Needle" instead the word "Prick" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as sharp, goad, thorn. popular alternative

Nearby Words: prickly, prickle, pricked, pricking, pricker

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complete	complete needle	complete prick
small	small needle	small prick
massive	massive needle	massive prick
little	little needle	little prick
Other adjectives: tiny, gigantic, giant.

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people

needle people

prick people

Both words in one sentence

Then he feels the prick of a needle...and sees his own scientists congratulating each other in finally perfecting the immortality elixir.

Source: And I Must Scream / Comic Books
In Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, a villain sends his victims puzzles that, upon being solved, prick them with a needle, injecting nanobots that cause them to temporarily go insane.

Source: Nanomachines / Western Animation
Doctor/medical orderly: Don't be afraid, it's just a little prick with a needle.

Source: Afraid of Needles

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