thorn

[US]/θɔːn/
[UK]/θɔːrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a sharp-pointed spine on a plant; something that causes pain or difficulty

Phrases & Collocations

sharp thorn

rose thorn

prickly thorn

painful thorn

remove thorn

protective thorn

thorn bush

thorn in finger

thorn on stem

Example Sentences

He is a thorn in my side.

The dog had a thorn in its pad.

a web of green enlaced the thorn trees.

thorns snagged his sweater.

thorn trees spotted the land.

the issue has become a thorn in renewing the peace talks.

the pastor has long been a thorn in the side of the regime.

The thorns of roses prick rather badly.

whind oozing thin through the thorn from norward,

They had to stop to pick out thorns from their feet.

I was sitting on the thorns while waiting for the outcome.

This patient is a real thorn in my side. He’s always complaining of feeling ill and I can never find anything wrong with him.

Behind is a thorn in rats called horsetail beefwood trees in rats gill and common horsetail beefwood role of sand was locked.

13(12) Plants usually thorny; twigs thornlike, bearing leaves and flowers, or twigs with needlelike thorns; leaf blade small, usually shorter than 7 cm.

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