Definition of
thorn has definitions from the fields of linguistics,medieval,Scandinavian,botany,zoology
1
[ noun ] something that causes irritation and annoyance

Synonyms

irritant

Examples

"he's a thorn in my flesh"

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

Biggest thorn in my side of the whole fucken squad .

Related terms

annoyance annoy

2
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2785
3
[ noun ] (botany,zoology) a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf

Synonyms

prickle pricker sticker spine

Related terms

aculeus glochid stick

4
[ noun ] (linguistics,medieval,Scandinavian) a Germanic character of runic origin

Related terms

rune

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Rhymes with

torn hawthorne hawthorn horn shorn buckthorn porn warn corn worn mourn born bourne bourn adorn scorn sworn firstborn unborn osborne lowborn forlorn reborn wellborn stillborn longhorn acorn pronghorn waterborne shopworn airborne newborn inborn seaborne popcorn shoehorn bighorn bullhorn leghorn capricorn unicorn

Phonetic and Homophones

TH AO1 R N Thorne

Similar Spelling

thorny Thorne Thran thrown Throne Thoren Theron thereon therein thrum therm throw-in throw_in Therrien torn thorium theorem

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