Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A slight puncture made by or as if by a pin.
- noun An insignificant wound.
- noun A minor annoyance.
- transitive verb To puncture with or as if with a pin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An insignificant
puncture made by apin or similar point. - noun A mildly
annoying wound or damage. - verb transitive To produce a
jabbing sensation like a pinprick.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small puncture (as if made by a pin)
- noun a minor annoyance
Etymologies
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Examples
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(I still feel like I'm nowhere close to being done, but the light at the end of the tunnel that used to be the size of a pinprick is now at least the size of a saucer.)
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(I still feel like I'm nowhere close to being done, but the light at the end of the tunnel that used to be the size of a pinprick is now at least the size of a saucer.)
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He made it clear that this would not be what many have termed a pinprick, but a sustained operation.
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To those who fear for their survival at every turn, a pinprick is the same as a punch, is the same as a grenade, is the same as a cluster bomb, is the same as a nuclear holocaust.
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To those who fear for their survival at every turn, a pinprick is the same as a punch, is the same as a grenade, is the same as a cluster bomb, is the same as a nuclear holocaust.
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To those who fear for their survival at every turn, a pinprick is the same as a punch, is the same as a grenade, is the same as a cluster bomb, is the same as a nuclear holocaust.
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A 0.005% financial speculation tax -- a "pinprick" for international banks -- would be an important stream of revenue for domestic and global development initiatives.
Anand Reddi: Financing Global Health Aid and Protecting Wall Street: Enact a Financial Speculation Tax Anand Reddi 2010
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A 0.005% financial speculation tax -- a "pinprick" for international banks -- would be an important stream of revenue for domestic and global development initiatives.
Anand Reddi: Financing Global Health Aid and Protecting Wall Street: Enact a Financial Speculation Tax Anand Reddi 2010
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A proposed financial speculation tax -- a financial "pinprick" for international banks -- would be an important stream of revenue to fund domestic and global development initiatives as well as reduce the reckless financial speculation practices of international banks.
Anand Reddi: Financing Global Health Aid and Protecting Wall Street: Enact a Financial Speculation Tax Anand Reddi 2010
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A proposed financial speculation tax -- a financial "pinprick" for international banks -- would be an important stream of revenue to fund domestic and global development initiatives as well as reduce the reckless financial speculation practices of international banks.
Anand Reddi: Financing Global Health Aid and Protecting Wall Street: Enact a Financial Speculation Tax Anand Reddi 2010
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