piikki — meaning in English

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 small sharp point on something, often a plant, such as a thorn.
• prong noun One of the thin, pointed parts that stick out from something like a fork or an antler.
• 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 The column of bones running down the back, from the head down to the tail or pelvis, that protects the spinal cord and holds up the chest 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

1. noun A sharp point angled backward on an arrow, hook, or wire, designed to make it hard to pull out.
2. noun A sharp, cutting remark meant to hurt or provoke.
3. noun Any of various small freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels near the mouth.
4. verb To fit something with barbs.

burn — full definition

1. noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
2. noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
3. verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
4. verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
5. verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.

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