Canadian English Meaning of thorn

Thorn

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Definitions and Meaning of thorn in English

Wordnet

thorn (n)

something that causes irritation and annoyance

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

a Germanic character of runic origin

Webster

thorn (n.)

A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.

Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.

Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.

The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine.

Webster

thorn (v. t.)

To prick, as with a thorn.

FAQs About the word thorn

Thorn

something that causes irritation and annoyance, a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf, a Germanic character of runic originA hard and s

frustration,headache,Irritant,nuisance,Rub,aggravation,Annoyance,bother,bugbear,Burden

joy,pleasure,delight

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