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Definitions for Thorn

[1] a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
[2] any of various thorny shrubs or trees, especially the hawthorns belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family.
[3] the wood of any of these trees.
[4] a runic character (þ), borrowed into the Latin alphabet and representing the initial th sounds in thin and they in Old English, or thin in modern Icelandic.
[5] something that wounds, annoys, or causes discomfort.
[6] to prick with a thorn; vex.
[7] thorn in one's side /flesh , a source of continual irritation or suffering: That child is a thorn in the teacher's side.
[8] German name of Toruń.
[9] a sharp pointed woody extension of a stem or leaf Compare prickle (def. 1)
[10] any of various trees or shrubs having thorns, esp the hawthorn the wood of any of these plants
[11] short for thorn moth
[12] a Germanic character of runic origin Þ used in Old and Modern Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative sound of th, as in thin, bath. Its use in phonetics for the same purpose is now obsolete See theta
[13] this same character as used in Old and Middle English as an alternative to edh, but indistinguishable from it in function or sound Compare edh
[14] zoology any of various sharp spiny parts
[15] a source of irritation (esp in the phrases a thorn in one's side or flesh )
[16] the German name for Toruń

Words related to Thorn

point, spine, nettle, barb, bramble, thistle, brier, spur, splint, prickle

Words nearby Thorn

thorianite, thorite, thorium, thorium dioxide, thorium series, thorn, thorn apple, thorn in one's flesh, thorn moth, thornback, thornbill

Origin of Thorn

before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Dutch doorn, German Dorn, Old Norse thorn, Gothic thaurnus

Other words from Thorn

thorn·less , adjective
thorn·like , adjective
un·thorn , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Thorn

Old English; related to Old High German dorn, Old Norse thorn

Synonyms for Thorn

barb, bramble, brier, nettle, point, spine, thistle