thorn

thorn  (thôrn)

n.

1. Botany

a. A modified branch in the form of a sharp, woody spine.

b. Any of various shrubs, trees, or woody plants bearing sharp, woody spines.

2. Any of various sharp, spiny protuberances; a prickle.

3. One that causes sharp pain, irritation, or discomfort: He is a thorn in my side.

4. The runic letter þ originally representing either sound of the Modern English th, as in the and thin, used in Old English and Middle English manuscripts.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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thornless adj.

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thorn

Noun

1. a sharp pointed woody projection from a stem or leaf

2. any of various trees or shrubs having thorns, esp. the hawthorn

3. a thorn in one's side or flesh a source of irritation: he was sufficiently bright at school to become a thorn in the side of his maths teacher [Old English]

thornless adj

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thorn  (thôrn)

A short, hard, pointed part of a stem or branch of a woody plant. Compare spine.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" irritant pain in the ass, pain in the neck, bother, botheration, infliction, annoyance, pain - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
	2.	thorn - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf pricker, prickle, spikelet, sticker, spine aculeus - a stiff sharp-pointed plant process glochid, glochidium - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
	3.	thorn - a Germanic character of runic origin rune, runic letter - any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance"

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thorn

noun prickle, spike, spine, barb thorn in your side irritation, nuisance, annoyance, trouble, bother, torture, plague, curse, pest, torment, hassle (informal) scourge, affliction, irritant, bane

Translations

thorn [θɔːn] n → espina

thorn [θɔːn] n → épine f

thorn [θɔːn] n → Dorn m

thorn [θɔːn] n → spina

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thorn

n thorn [θoːn]

a hard, sharp point sticking out from the stem of certain plants She pricked her finger on a thorn. doring شَوْكَه бодил trn torn der Dorn αγκάθι espina okas تیغ piikki épine קוֹץ कांटा trn tüske duri þyrnir spina とげ 가시 spyglys ērkšķis; dzelksnis duri doorn torn kolec espinho spin колючка; шип tŕň trn trn törne, tagg หนาม diken 刺 колючка, шпичак کانٹا، خار cái gai 刺

adj ˈthorny

1 full of or covered with thorns a thorny branch. doringagtig شائِك бодлив trnitý tornet dornig αγκαθωτός espinoso okkaline تیغ دار piikikäs épineux קוֹצָנִי कांटेदार trnovit, bodljikav tüskés berduri þyrnóttur spinoso とげだらけの 가시가 많은 spygliuotas, dygus ērkšķains; dzelkšņains berduri doornachtig tornet, pigget kolczasty espinhento cu spini колючий tŕni(s)tý trnov trnovit törnig, taggig มีหนามมาก dikenli 多刺的 колючий کانٹے دار có gai 多刺的

2 difficult, causing trouble etc a thorny problem. moeilike صَعْب، عَويص، شائِك труден palčivý vanskelig heikel δύσκολος, ακανθώδης espinoso, delicado, difícil vaevaline پر دردسر hankala épineux סָבוּך וְקָשֶה कठिन mučan, težak bonyolult sulit erfiður spinoso むずかしい 어려운 keblus, sunkus grūts; sarežģīts penuh ranjau dan duri lastig tornefull, vrien drażliwy, trudny difícil spinos трудный pálčivý trnov trnovit törnbeströdd, kvistig ขวากหนาม güçlüklerle dolu, belâlı 棘手的 складний; делікатний مشکل، پريشان کن khó khăn 棘手的