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T0178300 (thôrn)n.1. Botany a. A modified branch in the form of a sharp woody structure.b. Any of various other sharp protuberances, such as a spine.c. Any of various shrubs, trees, or woody plants bearing such sharp structures.2. Any of various sharp protuberances on an animal.3. One that causes sharp pain, irritation, or discomfort: He is a thorn in my side.4. The runic letter þ, used in Old English, Middle English, and Old Norse manuscripts to represent both the voiceless sound (th) of Modern English thin and the voiced sound (th) of Modern English this, and in modern Icelandic orthography to represent the voiceless sound (th).

[Middle English, from Old English.]

thorn′less adj.

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(θɔːn) n1. (Botany) a sharp pointed woody extension of a stem or leaf. Compare prickle¹2. (Plants) a. any of various trees or shrubs having thorns, esp the hawthornb. the wood of any of these plants3. (Animals) short for thorn moth4. (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 theta5. (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 edh6. (Zoology) zoology any of various sharp spiny parts7. 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] ˈthornless adj

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(toːrn) n (Placename) the German name for Toruń

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n. 1. a hard, sharp outgrowth on a plant, esp. a sharp-pointed aborted branch. 2. a thorny tree or shrub, as the hawthorne. 3. the wood of such a plant. 4. a runic character (þ), borrowed into the Latin alphabet and used to represent the initial th sounds of thin and they in Old English and of thin in modern Icelandic. 5. a source of continual irritation, trouble, or discomfort (esp. in the phrase thorn in one's side or flesh). v.t. 6. to prick with a thorn; vex. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse thorn, Gothic thaurnus] thorn′less, adj. thorn′like`, adj.

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(thôrn)1. A short, hard, pointed part of a stem or branch of a woody plant.2. Any of various plants bearing thorns.Usage It hardly makes a difference whether you get pricked by a thorn or a spine—it hurts just the same. But a person who studies plants might think there was a difference. Scientifically speaking, a thorn is a hard, pointed part of a stem or branch of a woody plant. While the word spine is used loosely to refer to any hard, pointed structure on a plant, it more properly refers to a leaf that has evolved into a narrow, sharp projection to conserve water and protect the stem, which stores water. Thus a cactus has spines but not thorns, and a rose bush and hawthorn have thorns but not spines.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh"irritantpain 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 leafpricker, prickle, spikelet, sticker, spineaculeus - a stiff sharp-pointed plant processglochid, glochidium - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
	3.	thorn - a Germanic character of runic originrune, 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

noun prickle, spike, spine, barb Roses will always have thorns, but with care they can be avoided.thorn in your side irritation, nuisance, annoyance, trouble, bother, torture, plague, curse, pest, torment, hassle (informal), scourge, affliction, irritant, bane She's a real thorn in his side.

thorn

noun1. A sharp, pointed object:needle, prick, prickle, spine.2. One that makes another totally miserable by causing sharp pain and irritation:trial.Informal: pain.Idioms: pain in the neck, thorn in the flesh.

Translations

刺植物的刺

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(θoːn) noun a hard, sharp point sticking out from the stem of certain plants. She pricked her finger on a thorn. （植物的）刺 ˈthorny adjective1. full of or covered with thorns. a thorny branch.多刺的2. difficult, causing trouble etc. a thorny problem.棘手的

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be a thorn in (someone's) side

To be a constant or persistent cause of annoyance, frustration, or trouble. My professor was an environmental activist when he was younger, and, apparently, he was quite a thorn in the oil companies' sides at the time.See also: side, thorn

crown of thorns

Something that causes one pain and suffering. Alludes to the crown of thorns that Jesus was made to wear before his crucifixion. Its usage is similar to the phrase "cross to bear." I can't stand to see how sick she has become. This illness is a real crown of thorns. This class is my crown of thorns. No matter how much I study, I just keep getting awful grades.See also: crown, of, thorn

thorn in (one's) side

A constant or persistent cause of annoyance, frustration, or trouble. My professor was an environmental activist when he was younger. Apparently, he was quite a thorn in the oil companies' sides at the time. My little brother is such a thorn in my side—he always wants to do stuff with me, especially when I'm trying to hang out with my friends. This project has turned into a real thorn in our side.See also: side, thorn

thorn in the flesh

A constant or persistent cause of annoyance, frustration, or trouble. My little brother is such a thorn in the flesh—he always wants to do stuff with me, especially when I'm trying to hang out with my friends.See also: flesh, thorn

be a thorn in (one's) flesh

To be a constant or persistent cause of annoyance, frustration, or trouble. My professor was an environmental activist when he was younger, and apparently he's been quite a thorn in the oil companies' flesh ever since. This lawsuit is a thorn in my flesh. Let's just settle out of court.See also: flesh, thorn

no rose without a thorn

There is rarely a good or positive thing, event, or circumstance that is not accompanied by something negative or unpleasant (i.e., just as a rose, which is beautiful, has harmful thorns). A: "I can't believe the amount of taxes I have to pay on my lottery winnings!" B: "No rose without a thorn, eh?"See also: no, rose, thorn, without

on thorns

Anxious or tense. The young man beside me, on thorns due to the train's delay, got up and began pacing back and forth down the length of the cabin. The situation left me on thorns: should I follow Molly, or stay and wait for help?See also: on, thorn

thorn in (one's) flesh

A person or thing that is frequently problematic, aggravating, or annoying. My new neighbors blast music at all hours of the day and night—they're a real thorn in my flesh. My car has become such a thorn in my flesh—today is the third day this week that it wouldn't start for me!See also: flesh, thorn

There's no rose without a thorn.

Prov. to enjoy any beautiful or pleasant thing, you must endure something difficult or painful. Mike: My bride is lovely and gracious, but I'm discovering that she has a terrible temper. Bill: There's no rose without a thorn.See also: no, rose, thorn, without

*thorn in someone's side

and *thorn in someone's fleshFig. a constant bother or annoyance to someone. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) This problem is a thorn in my side. I wish I had a solution for it. John was a thorn in my flesh for years before I finally got rid of him.See also: side, thorn

thorn in one's flesh

Also, thorn in one's side. A constant source of irritation, as in Paul's complaining and whining are a thorn in my flesh, or Mother's always comparing us children-it's a thorn in our sides. This metaphoric expression appears twice in the Bible. In Judges 2:3 it is enemies that "shall be as thorns in your sides"; in II Corinthians 12:7 Paul says his infirmities are "given to me a thorn in the flesh." See also: flesh, thorn

a thorn in your side

a thorn in the side

COMMON If someone or something is a thorn in your side or a thorn in the side, they continually annoy you or cause trouble for you. She has become a thorn in the side of the government since publishing a number of reports pointing out that public cash was being wasted. Note: You can also say that someone or something is a thorn in your flesh or a thorn in the flesh. Her mother is still a thorn in her flesh — demanding, complaining and weeping by turns. Note: This refers to a passage in the Bible, in which St Paul talks about an illness or other problem: `There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.' (2 Corinthians 12:7) Some Pharisees, who were strictly orthodox Jews, used to deliberately hurt themselves by putting thorns in their clothes to prick them when they walked. See also: side, thorn

(there is) no rose without a thorn

every apparently desirable situation has its share of trouble or difficulty. This expression has been proverbial since the mid 15th century. The earliest recorded instance is in a work by John Lydgate ( 1430–40 ): ‘There is no rose…in garden, but there be sum thorne’.See also: no, rose, thorn, without

a thorn in someone's side (or flesh)

a source of continual annoyance or trouble. A thorn in the side comes from the biblical book of Numbers (33:55): ‘those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell’. A thorn in the flesh quotes 2 Corinthians 12:7: ‘And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure’.See also: side, thorn

on thorns

continuously uneasy, especially in fear of being detected.See also: on, thorn

be a thorn in your ˈflesh/ˈside

be a person or thing that repeatedly annoys you or stops you doing something: This patient is a real thorn in my side. He’s always complaining of feeling sick and I can never find anything wrong with him.See also: flesh, side, thorn

thorn in the flesh/one's side, a

A source of constant irritation. This expression appears in several books of the Bible; in the Book of Judges (2:3) it refers to enemies who “shall be as thorns in your sides,” and in the New Testament Paul refers to his infirmities as “given to me a thorn in the flesh” (2 Corinthians 12:7). The term remains current.See also: flesh, thorn

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noun prickle

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noun a sharp, pointed object

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noun one that makes another totally miserable by causing sharp pain and irritation

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noun something that causes irritation and annoyance

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noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

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noun a Germanic character of runic origin

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