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pinprick

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pinprick

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument

  • the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection
Synonyms of pinprick

perforation, pinhole, prick, punch, puncture, stab
Words Related to pinprick

gouge, groove, hollow

break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear

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