prick vs pure

prick

verb
  • To shoot without killing. 

  • To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing. 

  • To aim at a point or mark. 

  • To incite, stimulate, goad. 

  • To make acidic or pungent. 

  • To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness. 

  • To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse. 

  • To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine. 

  • To pierce or puncture slightly. 

  • To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up. 

  • To form by piercing or puncturing. 

  • To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart). 

  • Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals. 

noun
  • An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. 

  • A small pointed object. 

  • The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. 

  • The footprint of a hare. 

  • The penis. 

  • Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. 

  • A small roll of yarn or tobacco. 

  • A feeling of remorse. 

  • A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. 

pure

verb
  • to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately 

noun
  • One who, or that which, is pure. 

adv
  • to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly. 

adj
  • Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants. 

  • Free of foreign material or pollutants. 

  • Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied. 

  • Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science. 

  • Mere; that and that only. 

  • Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant. 

  • A lot of. 

  • Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean. 

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