Porcupine

What do we mean by porcupine?

Any of various rodents of the family Hystricidae, of Eurasia and Africa, or the family Erethizontidae, of the Americas, having long, sharp, erectile quills. noun

To cause to stand up like a porcupine's quills.

A hystricomorphic rodent quadruped of the family Hystricidæ, of which there are several genera and many species, representing two subfamilies, the Hystricinæ or Old World porcupines, which are all terrestrial and fossorial animals, and the Sphingurinæ or New World porcupines, more or less arboreal, and in some cases having a prehensile tail. noun

An apparatus for heckling flax. noun

A cylindrical heckle for worsted yarn. noun

Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known. noun

Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus) is a well known species. noun

The echidna. noun

A large spiny Japanese crab (Acantholithodes hystrix). noun

See Ichthyosis. noun

Any plectognath fish having the body covered with spines which become erect when the body is inflated. See Diodon, and Globefish. noun

A grass (Stipa spartea) with grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See Illustration in Appendix. noun

The hard outer wood of the cocoa palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine. noun

Any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile, spines or quills (that stand straight up when the animal is attacked or surprised), belonging to one of two taxonomic families: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) and Erethizontidae (New World porcupines). noun

Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur noun

Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

A small prickled animal who resembles that of a hedge hog. You are all dirty minded. It is an animal, don't ruin it for the rest of us. hmph. Urban Dictionary

A woman that has really been around comes from the phrase "if she had as many dicks on her as shes had in her she'd look like a porcupine" Urban Dictionary

Woodland creature with lots of needles sticking out of it. Urban Dictionary

The act of taking a live porcupine (also called the quill pig) and throwing it at an unsuspecting passerby. It is frequently used as a method of revenge on someone who has recently committed a grievous offense. Urban Dictionary

Verb. When a person's (generally a woman's) underwear has worn so thin his or her pubic hairs poke out of the cloth, like the spikes of a porcupine. Urban Dictionary

What a loose woman would look like if she had as many different peckers sticking out of her as she had stuck in her. Urban Dictionary

A bald-headed man whose hair has started to grow and become scratchy or spikey. Urban Dictionary

When you fuck on a bed of nails doggy style (usually a blonde, if not a red head). a full porcupine is when u shave her legs after sex (if her legs are not shaved it is only 1/2 a porcupine) Urban Dictionary

When a guy spikes out his pubic hair, like a porcupine's needles. Urban Dictionary

The scrouge/grinch of halloween Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to porcupine:
porcupine, porcine, porcupines.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word porcupine:
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Words that rhyme with porcupine:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe porcupine:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective porcupine:
quills, quill, fish, grass, quillwork, work, fishes, hair, embroidery, skin, meat, wood, family, hole, country, damage, bristles, redaction, tail, spines, needles, burrows, cat, flesh, skins, gnawing, diggings, float, rabbit, roach, ornaments, roller, lives, trail, burrow, hairs, fashion, boiler, eater, tracks, river, decoration, hunting, iroquois, hunt, brush, sitting, headdress, designs, balls, holes, saddle, stew, anteater, hare, tails, shoots, mountains, quiver, caribou, tip, bear, resin, district, eggs, comb, den, episode, decorations, populations, beast, dens, feeding, tribe, lair, beads, spikes, gloves, herd, boxes.

Words that sound like porcupine:
porcupine, porcupines, porky pie, parker pen, pork pie, porcus, porcupine ball, pick up on, parken, power couple.