thorn

English Thesaurus

1. something that causes irritation and annoyance (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck,
definition	:	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness (noun.cognition)

2. a Germanic character of runic origin (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	rune, runic letter,
definition	:	any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages (noun.communication)

3. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	aculeus,
definition	:	a stiff sharp-pointed plant process (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	glochid, glochidium,
definition	:	a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) (noun.plant)

4. something that causes irritation and annoyance (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex,
definition	:	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)

5. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (noun.plant)

derivation	:	prick, prickle,
definition	:	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn (verb.contact)

derivation	:	stick,
definition	:	pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument (verb.contact)

derivation	:	barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny,
definition	:	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. (adj.all)

derivation	:	acanthoid, acanthous, spinous,
definition	:	shaped like a spine or thorn (adj.all)

6. something that causes irritation and annoyance (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex,
definition	:	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)

7. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (noun.plant)

derivation	:	prick, prickle,
definition	:	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn (verb.contact)

derivation	:	stick,
definition	:	pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument (verb.contact)

derivation	:	barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny,
definition	:	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. (adj.all)

derivation	:	acanthoid, acanthous, spinous,
definition	:	shaped like a spine or thorn (adj.all)