Thorn - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|θɔːrn|
Brit.
|θɔːn|
noun
- something that causes irritation and annoyance (syn: irritant)
- a Germanic character of runic origin
he's a thorn in my flesh
- a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (syn: pricker, prickle, spine, sticker)- a Germanic character of runic origin
Extra examples
...your constant questions are a thorn in my side...
There is no rose without a thorn.
She felt a prick as the thorn jabbed her foot.
She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn.
He's been a thorn in the side of the party leadership for years.
Word forms
noun
singular: thorn
plural: thorns
singular: thorn
plural: thorns
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