a pinprick of light

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• pinprick — UK [ˈpɪnˌprɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms pinprick : singular pinprick plural pinpricks 1) a quick pain that you feel when a needle is pushed into your skin 2) a very small round spot of something a pinprick of light …   English dictionary

• pinprick — pin|prick [ˈpınˌprık] n 1.) a very small area or ↑dot of something pinprick of ▪ a pinprick of light 2.) a very small hole in something, similar to one made by a pin 3.) something that slightly annoys you ▪ These problems were pinpricks compared… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pinprick — [[t]pɪ̱nprɪk[/t]] pinpricks also pin prick, pin prick N COUNT: with supp A very small spot of something can be described as a pinprick. ...a pinprick of light... She looked up at me with pinpricks of sweat along her hairline …   English dictionary

• pinprick — noun (C) 1 (C) a very small area or dot of something (+ of): a pinprick of light 2 a very small hole in something, similar to one made by a pin 3 something that slightly annoys you …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• White dwarf — For other uses, see White dwarf (disambiguation). Image of Sirius A and Sirius B taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Sirius B, which is a white dwarf, can be seen as a faint pinprick of light to the lower left of the much brighter Sirius A …   Wikipedia

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• pin·prick — /ˈpınˌprık/ noun, pl pricks [count] 1 : a small hole that is made by a pin or other sharp tool : ↑pinhole 2 : a very small point or dot often + of a pinprick [=pinpoint] of light …   Useful english dictionary

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