Thorn Definition

thôrn
thorns
noun
thorns
A very short, hard, leafless branch or stem with a sharp point.
Webster's New World
Any small tree or shrub bearing thorns, as a hawthorn.
Webster's New World
The wood of any of these trees.
Webster's New World
A sharp, pointed protuberance on an animal; spine.
Webster's New World
Any of various sharp protuberances on an animal.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
pronoun

A topographic surname​ for someone living near a thorn bush.

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Other Word Forms of Thorn

Noun

Singular:
thorn
Plural:
thorns

Origin of Thorn

  • Middle English from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Thorn Sentence Examples

  • He'd been a thorn in her side ever since.

  • Large areas of the plateau are covered with grass and occasional thorn trees.

  • A small thorn bush grows out of the base of a wide crack.

  • The thorn trees look suitably spiky and you certainly know not to land on them if you can help it.

  • The wedding was celebrated at Torgau on the 14th of October 1711, in the house of the queen of Poland, and three weeks later the bridegroom was hurried away by his father to Thorn to superintend the provisioning of the Russian troops in Poland.

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