| 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. [Middle English, from Old English.] thorn  less adj. |
thorn [θɔːn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a sharp pointed woody extension of a stem or leaf Compare prickle [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
a. any of various trees or shrubs having thorns, esp the hawthorn
b. the wood of any of these plants
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for thorn moth
4. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) a Germanic character of runic origin Þ used in Old and Modern Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative sound of th, as in thin, bath. Its use in phonetics for the same purpose is now obsolete See theta
5. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) this same character as used in Old and Middle English as an alternative to edh, but indistinguishable from it in function or sound Compare edh
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology any of various sharp spiny parts
7. a source of irritation (esp in the phrases a thorn in one's side or flesh)
[Old English; related to Old High German dorn, Old Norse thorn]
thornless adj
Thorn [toːrn]
n
(Placename) the German name for Toruń
| thorn (thôrn) A short, hard, pointed part of a stem or branch of a woody plant. Compare spine. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh"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 leafaculeus - 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" |
thorn
Translations
thorn [ˈθɔːrn] n
thorn
n → Dorn m; (= shrub) → Dornbusch m, → Dornenstrauch m; to be a thorn in somebody’s flesh or side (fig) → jdm ein Dorn im Auge sein
thorn [θɔːn] n → spina
you're a thorn in my side or flesh (fig) → sei la mia spina nel fianco or la mia croce
thorn [θɔːn] n → spina
you're a thorn in my side or flesh (fig) → sei la mia spina nel fianco or la mia croce
you're a thorn in my side or flesh (fig) → sei la mia spina nel fianco or la mia croce
thorn [θɔːn] n → spina
you're a thorn in my side or flesh (fig) → sei la mia spina nel fianco or la mia croce
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 thorny
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, 문제를 일으키는 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
thorn → نبات الزعرور trn torn Dorn αγκάθι espina oka épine trn spina とげ 가시 doorn torn cierń espinho шип tagg หนาม diken gai 刺
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