pricks

SayPRIKS/pɹɪks/

2 meanings of pricks

1
verb
The form of prick used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
The nurse pricks your finger to check your blood sugar.
She pricks each potato with a fork before baking it.
2
noun
Plural of prick. Use it when you mean more than one.
The nurse left two tiny pricks on my finger.
I felt sharp pricks from the rose thorns.

pricks is a form of prick

prick, verb: To make a tiny hole or holes in something with a sharp point, such as a pin, needle, or fork. Full entry

Forms: prickpricks he/she/itpricking -ing formpricked past tense, past participle
Spelling: prick → pricks: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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