pinprick
pinprick · pinpricks
прокол
Nadelstich
An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar pointAn insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
US/pˈɪnpɹɪk/
Meaning
3 sensesAn insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
Nadelstich
проколprokol
small puncture (as if made by a pin)
A mildly annoying wound or damage.
A very tiny dot.
The stars were pinpricks of light in a clear night sky.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
an insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point:
Origin
From pin + prick.From pin + prick.
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