PINPRICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pinprick mean? 

• PINPRICK (noun)
  The noun PINPRICK has 2 senses:

1. a minor annoyance

2. small puncture (as if made by a pin)

  Familiarity information: PINPRICK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINPRICK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A minor annoyance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pinprick" is a kind of...):

annoyance; botheration; irritation; vexation (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small puncture (as if made by a pin)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pinprick" is a kind of...):

puncture (a small hole made by a sharp object)