Thorn
31thorn — n. 1 a stiff sharp pointed projection on a plant. 2 a thorn bearing shrub or tree. 3 the name of an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, = th. Phrases and idioms: on thorns continuously uneasy esp. in fear of being detected. thorn apple 1 a… …
32thorn — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German dorn thorn, Sanskrit tṛṇa grass, blade of grass Date: before 12th century 1. a woody plant bearing sharp impeding processes (as prickles or… …
33thorn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spine, prickle, briar, bramble; annoyance, irritation. See sharpness, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prickle, spine, brier, briar, nettle, bramble, barb, thistle; see also point 2 , spine 1 . III …
34thorn — [OE] Thorn is an ancient word, which goes all the way back to an Indo European *trnus. The Germanic descendant of this was *thurnuz, which evolved into German dorn, Dutch doorn, Swedish and Danish torn, and English thorn …
35thorn — noun 1 (C) a sharp point that grows on the stem of a plant such as a rose 2 (C, U) a bush or tree that has thorns 3 a thorn in your side someone or something that annoys you or causes problems for a long period of time: He s been a thorn in the… …
36thorn — gudobelė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių (Rosaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Crataegus). atitikmenys: lot. Crataegus angl. hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple vok. Dorn; Hagedorn; Weißdorn rus. боярышник lenk. głóg …
37thorn — see beware of an oak, it draws the stroke; avoid an ash, it counts the flash; creep under the thorn, it can save you from harm he who plants thorns should not expect to gather roses no rose without a thorn do not grieve that rose trees have… …
38thorn — [OE] Thorn is an ancient word, which goes all the way back to an Indo European *trnus. The Germanic descendant of this was *thurnuz, which evolved into German dorn, Dutch doorn, Swedish and Danish torn, and English thorn …
39Thorn — noun for someone living near a thorn bush …
40thorn — 1. noun /θɔːn,θɔɹn/ a) A sharp protective spine of a plant. b) A letter of the Latin alphabet (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed by Old English from the futhark to represent a dental fricative, then not distinguished from eth, but in modern use (in …
