| picket |
a pointed post fixed into the ground, used to make a fence or hold something in place. [1/3 definitions] |
| pin |
something that fastens to clothing by using such a pointed piece of wire. [1/6 definitions] |
| poker1 |
a pointed metal rod for stirring up a fire. |
| prick |
a small mark or hole made by something with a sharp or pointed end. [1/2 definitions] |
| prod |
to poke with, or as though with, a pointed rod or instrument. [2/3 definitions] |
| prong |
a thin, sharply pointed part of a tool. [2/3 definitions] |
| prow |
the front, pointed part of a ship or boat; bow. |
| raccoon |
a small mammal with brown and gray fur, a long tail with black rings, and a pointed face with black markings that look like a mask. Raccoons eat plants and small animals such as insects and frogs. In towns and cities, they eat garbage. Several kinds of raccoons live in North and South America and on Caribbean islands. |
| rat |
a small mammal with a pointed face and a very long tail. Rats are rodents that look like mice, but are larger. [1/3 definitions] |
| shrew |
a very small animal with a long, pointed nose and tiny eyes. Shrews are mammals that eat insects. Many kinds of shrews live in Europe, Asia, North America, and northern South America. Some shrews are smaller than any other kind of mammal. |
| skate2 |
a kind of fish that has a skeleton of cartilage, a flat body, fins that look like wings, and a pointed snout. Skates live along the western coast of the United States. |
| spade2 |
a black figure shaped like a pointed leaf with a short stem, used on playing cards. [1/3 definitions] |
| spear1 |
a weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp pointed tip. Spears are thrown or thrust with the hand. [1/2 definitions] |
| spear2 |
a pointed sprout or shoot of a plant. |
| spike1 |
a sharply pointed object. [1/4 definitions] |
| spine |
a sharp, pointed part that sticks out on certain plants or animals. [1/3 definitions] |
| spit2 |
a thin, pointed rod on which meat is placed and turned while roasting. [2 definitions] |
| stab |
to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed object. [1/4 definitions] |
| stake1 |
a sharpened or pointed post that is driven into the ground. Stakes can be used to mark a place or to support something. [1/4 definitions] |
| steeple |
a tall, narrow tower on top of a building. A steeple often has a pointed spire. |
| stick2 |
to pierce or poke with a pointed object; stab. [2/10 definitions] |