THORN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • something that causes irritation and annoyance
   Synonym(s)
   • irritant (what does irritant mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he’’s a thorn in my flesh
   Hypernyms(s) thorn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • annoyance (what does annoyance mean?)
   • bother (what does bother mean?)
   • botheration (what does botheration mean?)
   • pain (what does pain mean?)
   • infliction (what does infliction mean?)
   • pain in the neck (what does pain in the neck mean?)
   • pain in the ass (what does pain in the ass mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • annoy (what does annoy mean?)
   • rag (what does rag mean?)
   • get to (what does get to mean?)
   • bother (what does bother mean?)
   • get at (what does get at mean?)
   • irritate (what does irritate mean?)
   • rile (what does rile mean?)
   • nark (what does nark mean?)
   • nettle (what does nettle mean?)
   • gravel (what does gravel mean?)
   • vex (what does vex mean?)
   • chafe (what does chafe mean?)
   • devil (what does devil mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a Germanic character of runic origin
   Hypernyms(s) thorn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rune (what does rune mean?)
   • runic letter (what does runic letter mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
   Synonym(s)
   • pricker (what does pricker mean?)
   • prickle (what does prickle mean?)
   • spine (what does spine mean?)
   • sticker (what does sticker mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) thorn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • aculeus (what does aculeus mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • glochidium (what does glochidium mean?)
   • glochid (what does glochid mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • prickle (what does prickle mean?)
   • prick (what does prick mean?)