English noun: thorn |
1. | thorn (cognition) something that causes irritation and annoyance |
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| Samples | He's a thorn in my flesh.
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| Synonyms | irritant |
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| Broader (hypernym) | annoyance, bother, botheration, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck |
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2. | thorn (plant) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
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| Synonyms | pricker, prickle, spikelet, spine, sticker |
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| Broader (hypernym) | aculeus |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | glochid, glochidium |
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3. | thorn (communication) a Germanic character of runic origin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | rune, runic letter |
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