What is another word for prickers?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɪkəz] (IPA)

Prickers are sharp, pointed objects that can cause discomfort or injury. Some synonyms for prickers include thorns, spines, spikes, barbs, needles, prickles, and quills. Thorns are hard, pointed protuberances on plants and trees. Spines are sharp structures found on animals, such as porcupines. Barbs are sharp projections that can cling to clothing or skin. Needles are thin, pointed objects used for sewing or medical purposes. Prickles are short, sharp protrusions on the surface of plants. Quills are the sharp, protective structures found on the backs of porcupines and other animals. All of these words express the concept of something sharp and pointed that can cause pain or injury.

What are the hypernyms for Prickers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Prickers

But the habits of the borderers fitted them particularly to distinguish themselves as light cavalry; and hence the name of prickers and hobylers, so frequently applied to them.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
What with the family worries,-which Ruth always had a way of gathering to herself, and hugging up, prickers in, as if so she could keep the nettles from other people's fingers,-and her hard work at her music, she was getting thin.
"We Girls: A Home Story"
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
He carried into political and theological conflicts the stubborn temper of the Border prickers, his fathers, who had ridden under the Roses and the Lion of the Hepburns.
"John Knox and the Reformation"
Andrew Lang

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