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Pinprick

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
  2. 2
    small puncture (as if made by a pin) wordnet
  3. 3
    A mildly annoying wound or damage.
  4. 4
    a minor annoyance wordnet
  5. 5
    A very tiny dot.

    "The stars were pinpricks of light in a clear night sky."

Verb
  1. 1
    To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in. transitive

    "The water pinpricked her face as she stepped into the shower."

  2. 2
    To puncture with a tiny hole or holes. transitive

    "By now it was dark, velvety dark with a moon, a darkness pinpricked by the lights from the landing place now drawing rapidly closer."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pin + prick.

Etymology 2

From pin + prick.

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