Visual meaning of 'thorn'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of thorn: A sharp protective spine of a plant. - Image 1

thorn: A sharp protective spine of a plant. - Thumbnail 1

thorn: A sharp protective spine of a plant. - Thumbnail 2

noun

A sharp protective spine of a plant.

"The rose bush has a thorn on its stem, so be careful when you pick the flowers. "

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Visual illustration of thorn: Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn. - Image 1

thorn: Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn. - Thumbnail 1

thorn: Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn. - Thumbnail 2

noun

Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.

"the cockspur thorn"

Visual illustration of thorn: That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome. - Image 1

thorn: That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome. - Thumbnail 1

thorn: That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome. - Thumbnail 2

noun

That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.

"The constant arguing between siblings was a thorn in their mother's side. "

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Visual illustration of thorn: A letter of Latin script (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed from the futhark; today used only in Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative, but originally used in several early Germanic scripts, including Old English where it represented the dental fricatives that are today written th (Old English did not have phonemic voicing distinctions for fricatives).

noun

A letter of Latin script (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed from the futhark; today used only in Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative, but originally used in several early Germanic scripts, including Old English where it represented the dental fricatives that are today written th (Old English did not have phonemic voicing distinctions for fricatives).

"The student struggled to decipher the Old English text, noticing the unfamiliar thorn letter. "

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Visual illustration of thorn: To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn - Image 1

thorn: To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn - Thumbnail 1

thorn: To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn - Thumbnail 2

verb

To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn

"The sharp twig thorned my finger, making it bleed. "

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