thorn

Speech parts

1. thorn - Noun

2. thorn - Verb

3. Thorn - Proper noun

Meaning

A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.

Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.

Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.

The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine.

To prick, as with a thorn.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hawthorn burr blackthorn quill barb briar thistle bramble brier bur bane gorse point plague spike
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Antonyms

felicity solution advantage benefit assistance relief
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Hypernyms

rune pain bother annoyance infliction botheration

Hyponyms

glochidium glochid

Phrases with the word

goat's thorn thorn in someone's side Karoo thorn thorn in one's side thorn in one's flesh thorn in someone's flesh

Anagrams

north

Examples

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning. James Russell Lowell

Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn. Martin Amis

Pippa's Song The year's at the spring The day's at the morn Morning's at seven, The Hill side's dew-pearled The lark's on the wing The snail's on the thorn God's in his heaven- All's right with the world. Robert Browning

If you want to dismantle a hedge, remove one thorn bush at a time. Somali Proverb

He who want a rose must respect the thorn. Persian Proverb

A thorn pierces young skin more quickly than old. Serbian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Thorki Thorley Thorman thorn apple thorn bush thorn bushes