English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “pricks”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for pricks is pricks, with 0 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
pricks
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British English pattern result pricks The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordpricks
Hyphenationpricks
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Part of speechverb · noun
Pronunciation/prɪk/
Meaning & usage

What does “pricks” mean?

pricks: Make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.

Headwordprick
Part of speechverb · noun
Pronunciation/prɪk/
1
verb

Make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.

Example: “prick the potatoes with a fork”

2
verb

(especially of a horse or dog) make (the ears) stand erect when on the alert.

Example: “the dog's ears were pricked”

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3
noun

An act of piercing something with a sharp point.

Example: “the pin prick had produced a drop of blood”

4
noun

A man's penis.

1 more definition
5
noun

A spiked stick used for driving oxen.

Example: “The prick was usually a wooden shaft with a pointed spike (prick) at one end.”

Synonyms:
Word breaks

How “pricks” is split

pricks

For US English, the hyphenation result is pricks. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “pricks”

How do you hyphenate “pricks”?

In the US-English result used here, pricks is hyphenated as pricks.

Where can “pricks” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.

What does “pricks” mean?

Make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.

Can you use “pricks” in a sentence?

“prick the potatoes with a fork”

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