pricking vs puncture

pricking and puncture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pricking	Yes	No	No	No
puncture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, puncture is a hypernym of pricking; that is, puncture is a word with a broader meaning than pricking:

pricking (noun)	puncture (noun)
the act of puncturing with a small point	the act of puncturing or perforating
	a small hole made by a sharp object
	loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

pricking (verb)	puncture (verb)
	cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
	be pierced or punctured
	reduce or lessen the size or importance of
	pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
	make by piercing