piikki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barb noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
- burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- jab noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
- pike noun A long spear once carried by foot soldiers, used for thrusting rather than throwing.
- pin noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
- point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
- prickle noun A sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn.
- prong noun A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
- quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
- ray noun A narrow beam of light or other radiation.
- shot noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.
- slate noun A fine-grained gray rock that splits easily into thin flat sheets, often used for roofing.
- spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.
- spindle noun A slender rod used for spinning fiber into thread, or more generally, any rod or axis that something turns on.
- spine noun A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
- sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.
- tab noun A small flap or strip attached to something, used for holding, opening, or labeling it.
- thorn noun A sharp, hard, pointed growth on a plant stem or branch.
- tine noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
Senses
piikki is used for these senses in English:
- barb (figuratively) A hurtful or disparaging remark.
- brog A pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.
- burn (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
- jab (British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
- jab (US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.
- mainer (US slang) A needle for (illicit) drug administration.
- pike (military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
- pin (electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
barb — full definition
- noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
- noun A sharp, cutting remark meant to hurt or provoke.
- noun Any of various small freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels near the mouth.
- verb To fit something with barbs.
burn — full definition
- noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
- verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
- verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
- verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.