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thorn

/θoɹn/noun1 syllable

Thorn means: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf.

Synonyms for thorn6

noun, as in a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

spine, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet

noun, as in something that causes irritation and annoyance

irritant

What does thorn mean?3

noun

1

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

2

something that causes irritation and annoyance“he's a thorn in my flesh”

3

a Germanic character of runic origin

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thorn?16

two syllables

rebornunbornadorn
Show 40 near rhymes
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Thorn in a sentence

  • The rose and the thorn, sadness and joy are constant pairs.carlosalberto
  • The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.Adelpa
  • Only the bare foot, feels the pain of a thorn.FaridTrad
  • Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.orcrist
  • Time withers the roses, but wears down the thorns.sacredceltic
  • As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the girls.carlosalberto
  • If you like roses, get used to thorns.megamanenm
  • If you walk barefoot, you'll get lots of thorns.Igider

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Forms of thorn

as a noun

plural
thorns