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pinpricks

pinpricks is the plural of pinprick.

Meaning of pinprick

Noun

pinprick (plural pinpricks)

  1. An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
  2. A mildly annoying wound or damage.
  3. A very tiny dot.
    • The stars were pinpricks of light in a clear night sky.

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Questions about pinpricks

What is pinpricks the plural of?
Pinpricks is the plural of pinprick.

Words near pinpricks in the dictionary

  1. pinpointing
  2. pinpoints
  3. pinprick
  4. pinpricked
  5. pinpricking
  6. pinpricks
  7. pinquito
  8. pinquitos
  9. pinrail
  10. pinrails
  11. pins

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