thorn
noun
1. something that causes irritation and annoyance
- he's a thorn in my flesh
Similar word(s): irritant
Definition categories: thought, annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain
2. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Similar word(s): pricker, prickle, spikelet, spine, sticker
Definition categories: plant, aculeus
3. a Germanic character of runic origin
Definition categories: communication, rune
Sentences with thorn as a noun:
- the white thorn; the cockspur thorn
verb
1. To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn