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thorn

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: thorn

1
 n
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
2
 n
a Germanic character of runic origin
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: thorn
1

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

Synonyms:
pricker, prickle, spikelet, spine, sticker
Types:
glochid, glochidium
a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Type of:
aculeus
a stiff sharp-pointed plant process

n something that causes irritation and annoyance

“he's a thorn in my flesh”
Synonyms:
irritant
Type of:
annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
2

n a Germanic character of runic origin

Type of:
rune, runic letter
any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
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