thorn /thörn/
noun- A sharp hard part of the leaf, stem or root of a plant
- An animal spine
- Anything prickly
- A spiny plant
- A thorn-bearing tree or shrub, esp the hawthorn
- The wood of such a tree or shrub
- The Old English and Old Norse letter
(th)
- To set with thorns
- To prick
thorned adjective
thornˈiness noun
thornˈless adjective
thornˈset adjective
Set or beset with thorns
thornˈy adjective (thornˈier; thornˈiest)
- Full of thorns
- Prickly
- Troublesome, difficult
- Harassing
thorn apple noun
- A poisonous plant (Datura stramonium, or related species) of the potato family, with a prickly capsule
- A haw
thornˈback noun
The roker, a ray (Raja clavata) with large-based thorns in its back
thornˈbill noun
- Any of several Australian warblers of the genus Acanthiza
- Any of several S American hummingbirds with thornlike bills, esp of the genera Chalcostigma and Ramphomicron
thornˈbird noun
Any of several tropical birds of the genus Phacellodomus that construct large globe-shaped nests
thornˈbush noun
Any thorny shrub, esp hawthorn
thornˈhedge noun
A hedge of hawthorn
thorn moth noun
Any of various woodland moths
thornˈproof adjective
thornˈproofs plural noun
Trousers made usu from thick brushed cotton, typically worn for country pursuits
thornˈtree noun
A thorny tree, esp a hawthorn
thorny devil noun
The Australian moloch lizard
thorn in the flesh
Any cause of constant irritation (from Bible, 2 Corinthians 12.7)