Pricking and Scratchy

Pricking

Pricking noun - The act of puncturing with a small point.
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Scratchy and pricking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scratchy" instead an adjective "Pricking".

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

Scratchy

Scratchy adjective - Having leaves or branches which are likely to cause a scratch.

Pricking and scratchy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pricking" instead an adjective "Scratchy".

Nearby Words: scratch, scratched, scratching

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