to hit with a piercing blow
a thorn; (fig.) to ridicule sb; (fig.) sth wrong
provincial governor (old)
to pry into; to spy on; to probe into
to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
false acacia; Robinia pseudoacacia
to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
stab of pain; sting; (fig.) stimulus to action; a prick
gaudy; glaring; unpleasant to the eyes
to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly
to skewer; to impale; to pierce through
cnidocyte; nettle cell of medusa
prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
piercing; cutting; bone-chilling; penetrating (cold)
to assail the nostrils; acrid; pungent
nematocyst; capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone
cnidocyte; nettle cell of medusa or anemone
manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
an awkward person; a difficult person to deal with
biting words; stinging words
thrilling; exciting; stimulating; irritating; provocative; pungent; spicy
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
to talk incessantly; to chatter on and on
barb; barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
to sprint; to spurt; to dash; big effort
to stab; to attack with knife
bayonet practice in pairs
thorn; to be barbed; sarcastic
to pick out the bones in a fish
to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism
medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap); body piercing; puncture
pimple; comedo; blackhead; acne
to assassinate; to commit a murder
to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm
to be attacked by an assassin
to prick with a needle; to treat by acupuncture
pins and needles (in muscle); paresthesia
sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)
a thorn in one's eye; (fig.) a thorn in one's flesh
to find fault; to carp; nitpicking
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
hidden barbs in one's words; hostile subtext
talk nicely and avoid disputes; give compliments and not remarks