Word Meaning

thorn definition and meaning

n. A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.
n. Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
n. Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
n. 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.
v. t. To prick, as with a thorn.

Crossword clues for thorn

- A prickle
- Barb found around north
- Blackberry spike
- Irritation in side especially for gardener
- Irritation in side, especially for gardener
- Pain in the side
- Plant prickle
- Prickle
- Prickle on a plant
- Rose bush spike
- Rose prickle
- Rose spike
- Sharp projection on a rose
- Spike
- Spike can be annoying in the side