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pricks out

pricks out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prick out.

Meaning of prick out

Verb

prick out (third-person singular simple present pricks out, present participle pricking out, simple past and past participle pricked out)

  1. (ambitransitive) To separate (seedlings) growing together, for example into a different pot
    • Before the time for sowing arrives consideration should be given to the question of what labour is available for pricking out the seedlings, and what accommodation can be provided for the protection of the plants in their later stages1911, Thomas Smith, Profitable Culture of Vegetables

Questions about pricks out

What is pricks out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pricks out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prick out.

Words near pricks out in the dictionary

  1. prickmedainty
  2. prickpunch
  3. prickpunches
  4. pricks
  5. pricks one's ears
  6. pricks out
  7. pricks up
  8. pricks up one's ears
  9. prickshaft
  10. prickshafts
  11. pricksong

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