What part of speech is pricks?

Pricks can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

  • 1. pricks is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of prick (infinitive).
  • 2. pricks is a noun, plural of prick.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does pricks mean?

Definitions

Verb

prick - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
prick - make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
prick - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
prick - cause a prickling sensation
prick - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"

Noun

prick - the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"
prick - a depression scratched or carved into a surface
prick - obscene terms for penis
prick - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

Examples of pricks

#   Sentence  
1. noun He felt the pricks of conscience.
2. noun That guy is really a nutjob, don't kick against the pricks.
3. noun What a bunch of pricks!
4. noun He gave the balloon a small prick.
5. noun What a prick!
6. noun He's a real prick.
7. noun "Here I come! ...Your Majesty, Duke Onkled is under attack by the evil forces of Ganon." "..." "Impa?! You're a slut!" "You smell like shit!" "Enough! Where's His Majesty?" "Ganon captured the King!" "Ganon is a prick..."
8. noun My lady-friends fondly call my prick ‘Rumor’, because it goes from mouth to mouth.
9. noun You can be a bit of a prick sometimes.
10. noun "The problem with teenage dogs is that they die usually in their junior or senior years. Few, if any, make it to college," said Tom. "You insensitive prick! We just buried the family dog!" said Mary.
11. noun I now have the ability to be a pretentious prick.
12. noun Sami is a crazy prick.
13. noun Tom is an arrogant prick.
14. noun Tom is an utter prick.
15. noun You're a self-inflated arrogant prick.
16. verb Oh, you're pricks!
17. verb As the boat sailed on westwards, the captain looked back at how far they had come, and felt a tear prick the corner of his eye.
18. verb It's alright. This injection won't hurt. It will just prick a little.
19. verb If you prick us, do we not bleed?
20. verb I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
21. verb I don't like eating breakfast in bed, because the crumbs prick me.
22. verb As the boat sailed on westwards, the captain looked back at how far they had come, and felt a tear prick the corner of his eye.
23. verb It's alright. This injection won't hurt. It will just prick a little.
24. verb If you prick us, do we not bleed?
25. verb I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
26. verb I don't like eating breakfast in bed, because the crumbs prick me.
Sentence  
noun
He felt the pricks of conscience.
That guy is really a nutjob, don't kick against the pricks.
What a bunch of pricks!
He gave the balloon a small prick.
What a prick!
He's a real prick.
"Here I come! ...Your Majesty, Duke Onkled is under attack by the evil forces of Ganon." "..." "Impa?! You're a slut!" "You smell like shit!" "Enough! Where's His Majesty?" "Ganon captured the King!" "Ganon is a prick..."
My lady-friends fondly call my prick ‘Rumor’, because it goes from mouth to mouth.
You can be a bit of a prick sometimes.
"The problem with teenage dogs is that they die usually in their junior or senior years. Few, if any, make it to college," said Tom. "You insensitive prick! We just buried the family dog!" said Mary.
I now have the ability to be a pretentious prick.
Sami is a crazy prick.
Tom is an arrogant prick.
Tom is an utter prick.
You're a self-inflated arrogant prick.
verb
Oh, you're pricks!
As the boat sailed on westwards, the captain looked back at how far they had come, and felt a tear prick the corner of his eye.
It's alright. This injection won't hurt. It will just prick a little.
If you prick us, do we not bleed?
I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
I don't like eating breakfast in bed, because the crumbs prick me.
As the boat sailed on westwards, the captain looked back at how far they had come, and felt a tear prick the corner of his eye.
It's alright. This injection won't hurt. It will just prick a little.
If you prick us, do we not bleed?
I must be careful with how I sit in this cheap IKEA office chair, to make sure that the two screws poking through the synthetic cover don't prick me in the thighs.
I don't like eating breakfast in bed, because the crumbs prick me.