Associations to the word «Pinprick»

Wiktionary

PINPRICK, noun. An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
PINPRICK, noun. A mildly annoying wound or damage.
PINPRICK, verb. (transitive) To produce a jabbing sensation like a pinprick.

Dictionary definition

PINPRICK, noun. A minor annoyance.
PINPRICK, noun. Small puncture (as if made by a pin).

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne