A sharp, pointed object

• prick

  1. A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn.
  2. A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse.
  3. A sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked

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  1. A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn.
  2. A persistent or sharply painful feeling of sorrow or remorse.
  3. A sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked

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• prickle

  1. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
  2. A tingling or pricking sensation:
  3. Any sharp point; specif., a small, sharply pointed spine lacking vascular tissue and growing from the tissue under the outer layer of a plant

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  1. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
  2. A tingling or pricking sensation:
  3. Any sharp point; specif., a small, sharply pointed spine lacking vascular tissue and growing from the tissue under the outer layer of a plant

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• spine

  1. A ridge of ground, crest of a hill, etc.
  2. The hinged back of a book.
  3. Anything resembling either of these projections

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  1. A ridge of ground, crest of a hill, etc.
  2. The hinged back of a book.
  3. Anything resembling either of these projections

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• thorn

  1. A topographic surname​ for someone living near a thorn bush.
  2. A sharp, pointed protuberance on an animal; spine
  3. One that causes sharp pain, irritation, or discomfort:

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  1. A topographic surname​ for someone living near a thorn bush.
  2. A sharp, pointed protuberance on an animal; spine
  3. One that causes sharp pain, irritation, or discomfort:

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To torment with persistent insult or ridicule

• badger

  1. To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
  2. To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:

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  1. To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag
  2. To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:

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• bait

  1. To stop for food or rest during a trip.
  2. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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  1. To stop for food or rest during a trip.
  2. (Archaic) To feed (animals) during a break in a journey
  3. To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy:

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• bullyrag

  1. To mistreat or intimidate by bullying.
  2. (Informal, Dial.) To bully, intimidate, or browbeat
  3. To taunt someone

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  1. To mistreat or intimidate by bullying.
  2. (Informal, Dial.) To bully, intimidate, or browbeat
  3. To taunt someone

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• heckle

  1. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.
  2. To annoy or harass (a speaker) by interrupting with questions or taunts
  3. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.

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  1. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel.
  2. To annoy or harass (a speaker) by interrupting with questions or taunts
  3. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger.

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• hector

  1. To browbeat; bully
  2. (Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.
  3. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

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  1. To browbeat; bully
  2. (Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.
  3. To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.

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• hound

  1. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  2. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
  3. To pressure or force from a place or situation:

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  1. To hunt or chase with or as with hounds; chase or follow continually; nag
  2. To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
  3. To pressure or force from a place or situation:

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• taunt

  1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner:
  2. To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
  3. To drive or provoke (a person) by taunting

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  1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner:
  2. To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
  3. To drive or provoke (a person) by taunting

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• ride

  1. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water:
  2. To continue without interference:
  3. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body:

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  1. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water:
  2. To continue without interference:
  3. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body:

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Sewing instrument

• awl

  1. A small, pointed tool for making holes in wood, leather, etc.

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  1. A small, pointed tool for making holes in wood, leather, etc.

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• spike

  1. (Botany) A usually elongated, unbranched inflorescence with stalkless flowers arranged along an axis.
  2. A young mackerel of small size, usually 15 centimeters (6 inches) or less in length.
  3. Any of a number of sharp or pointed metal projections on the soles, and often on the heels, of shoes used for baseball, golf, track, etc. to prevent slipping

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  1. (Botany) A usually elongated, unbranched inflorescence with stalkless flowers arranged along an axis.
  2. A young mackerel of small size, usually 15 centimeters (6 inches) or less in length.
  3. Any of a number of sharp or pointed metal projections on the soles, and often on the heels, of shoes used for baseball, golf, track, etc. to prevent slipping

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• skewer

  1. Any of several things shaped or used like a meat skewer
  2. Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.
  3. A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.

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  1. Any of several things shaped or used like a meat skewer
  2. Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.
  3. A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.

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• pin

  1. (Short for) clothespin, safety pin, cotter pin, etc.
  2. A rolling pin.
  3. (--- Nautical) A thole pin.

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  1. (Short for) clothespin, safety pin, cotter pin, etc.
  2. A rolling pin.
  3. (--- Nautical) A thole pin.

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• darner

  1. Any of a number of insects of the family Aeshnidae.
  2. One who darns

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  1. Any of a number of insects of the family Aeshnidae.
  2. One who darns

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Sharp, pointed wirelike instrument

• hypodermic

  1. A hypodermic injection.
  2. A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
  3. Hypodermic syringe

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  1. A hypodermic injection.
  2. A hypodermic syringe, needle or injection
  3. Hypodermic syringe

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• hypodermic-needle

  1. A hollow needle used with a hypodermic syringe.
  2. A hollow needle with a sharp point intended to puncture the skin to draw a fluid from under the skin or inject a fluid under the skin, used as part of a hypodermic syringe.
  3. A syringe.

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  1. A hollow needle used with a hypodermic syringe.
  2. A hollow needle with a sharp point intended to puncture the skin to draw a fluid from under the skin or inject a fluid under the skin, used as part of a hypodermic syringe.
  3. A syringe.

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• syringe

  1. A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it.
  2. A device consisting of a narrow tube fitted at one end with a rubber bulb or piston by means of which a liquid can be drawn in and then ejected in a stream: used to inject fluids into, or extract fluids from, body cavities, to cleanse wounds, etc.
  3. A hypodermic syringe.

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  1. A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body or draw them from it.
  2. A device consisting of a narrow tube fitted at one end with a rubber bulb or piston by means of which a liquid can be drawn in and then ejected in a stream: used to inject fluids into, or extract fluids from, body cavities, to cleanse wounds, etc.
  3. A hypodermic syringe.

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• phonograph needle

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• stylus

  1. (Comput.) A hand-held, pen-shaped device used to draw lines, to select keys and icons, etc. on the display of a touch screen
  2. A phonograph needle.
  3. A sharp, pointed device for cutting the grooves of a phonograph record

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  1. (Comput.) A hand-held, pen-shaped device used to draw lines, to select keys and icons, etc. on the display of a touch screen
  2. A phonograph needle.
  3. A sharp, pointed device for cutting the grooves of a phonograph record

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• electric needle

  1. A high-frequency electrode in the form of a needle, used in surgery to cauterize tissue

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  1. A high-frequency electrode in the form of a needle, used in surgery to cauterize tissue

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• electrolytic needle

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• probe

  1. An instrumented spacecraft for exploring the upper atmosphere, space, or a celestial body in order to get information about the environment, physical properties, etc.
  2. The act of exploring or searching with a device or instrument:
  3. Any of various devices, as a Pitot tube or electrode, inserted into an environment for measuring, testing, etc.

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  1. An instrumented spacecraft for exploring the upper atmosphere, space, or a celestial body in order to get information about the environment, physical properties, etc.
  2. The act of exploring or searching with a device or instrument:
  3. Any of various devices, as a Pitot tube or electrode, inserted into an environment for measuring, testing, etc.

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A pointing instrument

• gauge

  1. A standard or scale of measurement:
  2. The thickness or diameter of sheet metal, wire, or a similar manufactured material or piece.
  3. A means of estimating or evaluating; a test:

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  1. A standard or scale of measurement:
  2. The thickness or diameter of sheet metal, wire, or a similar manufactured material or piece.
  3. A means of estimating or evaluating; a test:

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• indicator

  1. Any of various statistical values that together provide an indication of the condition or direction of the economy.
  2. Any device, as a gauge, dial, register, or pointer, that measures or records and visibly indicates
  3. An instrument used to monitor the operation or condition of an engine, furnace, electrical network, reservoir, or other physical system; a meter or gauge.

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  1. Any of various statistical values that together provide an indication of the condition or direction of the economy.
  2. Any device, as a gauge, dial, register, or pointer, that measures or records and visibly indicates
  3. An instrument used to monitor the operation or condition of an engine, furnace, electrical network, reservoir, or other physical system; a meter or gauge.

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• director

  1. A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
  2. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
  3. A member of a board chosen to direct the affairs of a corporation or institution

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  1. A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
  2. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
  3. A member of a board chosen to direct the affairs of a corporation or institution

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