колючка

Definitions

1. 1.
   splinter (a long, sharp fragment of material)
2. 2.
   thorn (a sharp protective spine of a plant)
3. 3.
   spine (a pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant)
4. 4.
   barb (a hurtful or disparaging remark)
5. 5.
   thorn (that which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome)

   • А щоб я через пребагато об'явлень не величався, то дано мені в тіло колючку, посланця сатани, щоб бив в обличчя мене, щоб я не величався.

     A ščob ja čerez prebahato obʺjavlenʹ ne velyčavsja, to dano meni v tilo koljučku, poslancja satany, ščob byv v oblyččja mene, ščob ja ne velyčavsja. — And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

6. 6.
   stickleback (fish of the family Gasterosteidae, especially those of the genus Gasterosteus)
7. 7.
   prickle, prick (a small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn)
8. 8.
   barb (anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else)

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