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  • JOEL MCHALE: Hi, I'm Joel, and I'm here to tell you all about

  • the word "prickly." Now, the word "prickly" means covered

  • in sharp points.

  • And I'm going to show you some prickly things.

  • This is a cactus.

  • CACTUS: Hey, look, I'm a busy plant.

  • Can we get to the point here?

  • JOEL MCHALE: Of course we can.

  • We can get to all the points.

  • CACTUS: Huh?

  • JOEL MCHALE: See these pointy spines all over you, Cactus?

  • CACTUS: Well, yeah.

  • JOEL MCHALE: Well, they are very sharp, and they are what

  • make you prickly.

  • CACTUS: Wow.

  • You get me, Joel.

  • You really get me.

  • JOEL MCHALE: Now, cactuses aren't the only things that

  • are prickly.

  • CACTUS: Aw, just when I thought I was special!

  • JOEL MCHALE: Pineapples are also prickly.

  • Come on out here, Pineapple!

  • PINEAPPLE: What do you need to know?

  • Ask me anything.

  • I'm very sharp.

  • JOEL MCHALE: You sure are, Pineapple.

  • As a matter of fact, you have sharp points all over you.

  • And that is what makes you--?

  • PINEAPPLE: Prickly!

  • JOEL MCHALE: That's right, prickly!

  • PINEAPPLE: I told you I was sharp.

  • JOEL MCHALE: Now I know what you're thinking.

  • Some fruits and some plants are prickly,

  • but what about animals?

  • CACTUS: That's exactly what I'm thinking!

  • What about animals?

  • PINEAPPLE: Are there any prickly animals?

  • JOEL MCHALE: Oh, there sure are.

  • Everyone say hello to my friend, the porcupine.

  • PORCUPINE: You can look, but you better not touch!

  • JOEL MCHALE: Why not, Porcupine?

  • PORCUPINE: Because I'm full of sharp quills!

  • I'm prickly.

  • JOEL MCHALE: That's right, Porcupine.

  • You're prickly!

  • PORCUPINE: Mm-hmm.

  • CACTUS: Wow, I can't believe we're all prickly!

  • PINEAPPLE: Aw, it's like we're one big, prickly family!

  • PORCUPINE: Come on, guys, group hug!

  • CACTUS: Yeah, good idea!

  • JOEL MCHALE: Wait, you guys, wait, wait!

  • Ah!

  • Ah!

  • Ah!

  • Prickly!

  • Ah.

  • Ah.

  • Get off of me.

  • This is exactly what I was talking about.

  • Ah!

JOEL MCHALE: Hi, I'm Joel, and I'm here to tell you all about

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Sesame Street: Joel McHale demonstrates the word "Prickly."

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    姚易辰 posted on 2014/03/17
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think

US /θɪŋk/

UK /θɪŋk/

  • verb
  • Have a particular belief or idea.
  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
good

US /ɡʊd/

UK /ɡʊd/

  • adjective
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit
word

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UK /wɜ:d/

  • noun
  • Unit of language that has a meaning
  • Promise
  • Short remark or piece of information
  • verb
  • To express something by choosing particular words
cover

US /ˈkʌvɚ/

UK /'kʌvə(r)/

  • noun
  • A different version of another song
  • Bed sheets; blankets
  • Something used to conceal the truth about one's actions or intentions; a pretext.
  • (Police or military) protection from attack
  • Amount of money to be paid in an insurance claim
  • Thing you put over something to close or hide it
  • A new performance or recording of a previously recorded song.
  • Something that is placed over or in front of something else, especially to protect or conceal it.
  • Front and back part of a book or magazine
  • Shelter built to protect from the natural elements
  • verb
  • To record a different version of another song
  • To include as part of its area
  • To put something over something to hide it
  • To discuss a subject in a talk or meeting
  • To form a layer over something so it is hidden
  • To have sufficient funds to pay for something
  • To include something within an agreed limit
  • To report news on TV, radio or in a newspaper
  • (Police or military) to protect from attack
  • To travel a certain distance in a given time
  • To wrap something with something, such as a cloth
  • other
  • To travel a certain distance.
  • To extend over an area or period of time; to include.
  • To conceal something by placing something over or in front of it.
  • To place something over or in front of, in order to protect or conceal.
  • To report on an event or subject.
  • To travel over (a distance).
  • other
  • Protection provided by an insurance policy.
friend

US /frɛnd/

UK /frend/

  • noun
  • A state or country that is on good terms with another
  • Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • other
  • To add someone to a list of contacts on a social networking site
group

US /ɡrup/

UK /ɡru:p/

  • other
  • Put together; form into a group.
  • noun
  • Two or more musicians who play music together
  • A set of things that are similar or related in some way.
  • An atom or group of atoms that replace another atom or group of atoms in a molecule.
  • A number of military personnel under a single command.
  • A band of musicians who perform together.
  • Number of people or things gathered together
  • An organization or set of people working together, especially one with a particular purpose.
  • A number of people or things that are located close together or are considered or classed together.
  • A number of people or things that are located close together or are considered or classed together.
  • A number of things that are located close together or are considered or classed together.
  • verb
  • To combine or collect objects or people together
plant

US /plænt/

UK /plɑ:nt/

  • noun
  • The act of putting something in the ground to grow
  • The machinery, equipment, and fixtures with which an industrial process is carried out
  • Factory or a place where things are made
  • A person or thing placed in a group to act as a spy or to elicit information.
  • A living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem, leaves, and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree
  • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
  • other
  • To put (a seed, seedling, or plant) in the ground or in a pot or other container so that it will grow.
  • To put or set firmly in a particular place or position, especially secretly
  • To put (a seed, seedling, or plant) in the ground or soil so that it can grow
  • To place (something) in a particular spot, especially in order to deceive someone.
  • verb
  • To firmly position something (in the ground)
  • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
yeah

US /ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ-/

UK /jeə/

  • other
  • Yes (informal)
  • An expression of excitement or strong agreement
  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'
full

US /fʊl/

UK /fʊl/

  • adjective
  • Having eaten enough; not hungry.
  • Containing as much or as many as is possible or normal.
  • Wide; ample.
  • Containing all the parts; complete
  • Containing or holding as much as possible
  • Having had enough food
  • Having the entire surface illuminated.
  • Rich and resonant.
  • adverb
  • In a direct manner; completely
  • Directly; straight.
  • Completely; to the greatest extent.
  • preposition
  • Filled with.
touch

US /tʌtʃ/

UK /tʌtʃ/

  • verb
  • To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • To be next to each other with no space between
  • To get involved with (used in negative)
  • To feel an object with your fingers, etc.
  • noun
  • Certain way of doing that makes something special
  • A small amount of something
  • Feeling of a surface