Thorn

//θoɹn//

Synonyms for "thorn" (101 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (21)

irritant nuisance spine adherent adhesive affliction annoyance bane barb barnacle bete noire bitter cup bitter draft bitter draught bitter pill bother bramble briar brier bristle

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bugbear

Strong matches (30)

Related words (50)

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

11 entries

aculeus annoyance bother botheration infliction nuisance pain pain in the ass pain in the neck rune runic letter

Synonyms

4 entries

inconvenience irritant nuisance spine

Related terms

8 entries

edh eth eð wen wynn ð ƿ ᚦ

capable of

1 entries

prick

derived

62 entries

Christ's thorn Egyptian thorn Glastonbury thorn Jerusalem thorn Karoo thorn Mysore thorn Osage thorn September thorn Thornton bastard umbrella thorn blackthorn boxthorn buckthorn buffalo thorn camelthorn crucifixion thorn

Showing 16 of 62 words.

has context

1 entries

botany

is a

3 entries

external anatomical part plant part rune

related to

68 entries

annoy barb branch bush crown dental eth flower flower stems fricative futhark hawthorn icelandic jesus jesus crown latin script

Showing 16 of 68 words.

Translations

211 translations across 129 languages.

Abaza

1 entries

мгъы noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Afar

1 entries

keena noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Afrikaans

1 entries

doring noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Albanian

3 entries

ferrë noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
thumb noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
shpoj verb (to pierce with, or as if with, a thorn)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

σκόλοψ noun (figuratively: that which pricks)
ἄκανθα noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Arabic

4 entries

أَسَلَة noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
شوك noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
شوكة noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
شَوْكَة noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Archi

1 entries

цац noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Armenian

1 entries

փուշ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Aromanian

1 entries

schin noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Assamese

2 entries

কঁটা noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
কাঁইট noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Avar

1 entries

заз noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Aymara

1 entries

ch'aphi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

tikan noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Bangi

1 entries

losende noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Basque

2 entries

arantza noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
elorri noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Belarusian

1 entries

торн noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))

Bikol Central

1 entries

tunok noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бодил noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
торн noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))
трън noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
трън noun (any shrub or small tree that bears thorns)

Burmese

1 entries

ဆူး noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Catalan

4 entries

aculi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
agulló noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
eculi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
espina noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Cebuano

1 entries

tunok noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

دِڕوو noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Central Melanau

1 entries

duwei noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Chamicuro

1 entries

kajpayi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

Þ noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))
刺 noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
枝刺 noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
荊棘 /荆棘 noun (any shrub or small tree that bears thorns)

Cornish

1 entries

dren noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Czech

2 entries

osten noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
trn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Dalmatian

1 entries

spaina noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Danish

1 entries

torn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Dutch

1 entries

doorn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Egyptian

1 entries

s-r:*t-M44 noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Esperanto

2 entries

dorno noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
dorno noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))

Estonian

3 entries

astel noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
oga noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
okas noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Faroese

3 entries

torn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
torn noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))
tornur noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Finnish

4 entries

oas noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
oka noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
ora noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
ota noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

French

2 entries

thorn noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))
épine noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Friulian

2 entries

spin noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
spine noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Galician

4 entries

espiña noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
espunlla noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
puga noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
sevia noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Georgian

1 entries

ეკალი noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

German

1 entries

Dorn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Greek

1 entries

αγκάθι noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Hawaiian

1 entries

kākala noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Hebrew

2 entries

קֹוץ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
שַׁיִת noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Higaonon

1 entries

dugi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Hiligaynon

1 entries

tunok noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Hindi

1 entries

काँटा noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Hungarian

2 entries

tövis noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
tüske noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Icelandic

1 entries

þorn noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))

Indonesian

1 entries

duri noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Irish

1 entries

dealg noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Italian

2 entries

aculeo noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
spina noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Japanese

4 entries

刺 noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
棘 noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
茨 noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
荊 noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Jarai

1 entries

drơi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Javanese

1 entries

ꦲꦼꦫꦶ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Kamkata-vari

1 entries

taňí noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Kapampangan

2 entries

duwi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
duyi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Khmer

1 entries

បន្លា noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Kikuyu

1 entries

mũigua noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Korean

2 entries

가시 noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
손 noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))

Laki

1 entries

دِڕک noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Lao

1 entries

ໜາມ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Latgalian

1 entries

ierškiezs noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Latin

1 entries

spīna noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Latvian

2 entries

dzelonis noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
ērkšķis noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Lezgi

1 entries

цаз noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Lingala

1 entries

losende noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Lithuanian

1 entries

rakis noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Low German

1 entries

Doorn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Luhya

1 entries

kumwiva noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Macedonian

2 entries

торн noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))
трн noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Malay

1 entries

duri noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Manchu

2 entries

ᠪᡠᠯᠠ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
ᠰᠠᡳᡥᡡᠸᠠ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Maranao

1 entries

tenek noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Marathi

2 entries

कंटक noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
काटा noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Mon

1 entries

ဓလ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Māori

2 entries

ngita noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
tara noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

shiɓa noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

North Frisian

1 entries

Tuurn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

dirrî noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
strî noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Northern Thai

1 entries

ᩉ᩠ᨶᩣ᩠ᨾ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Norwegian

1 entries

thorn noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

torn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

torn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Occitan

1 entries

espina noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Old English

2 entries

þorn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
þorn noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))

Old Javanese

2 entries

duri noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
rwi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

دیكن noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Paiwan

1 entries

djui noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Pashto

1 entries

اغزی noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Persian

2 entries

خار noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
غاژ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Polabian

1 entries

dren noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Polish

2 entries

cierń noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
kolec noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Portuguese

3 entries

acúleo noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
espinho noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
espinhar verb (to pierce with, or as if with, a thorn)

Quechua

3 entries

kaşa noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
kichka noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
t'uksi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Romanian

2 entries

ghimpe noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
spin noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Romansch

2 entries

spegna noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
spina noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Russian

3 entries

колю́чка noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
торн noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))
шип noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Saho

1 entries

keena noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Samoan

1 entries

tala noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Sanskrit

1 entries

कण्टक noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Sardinian

2 entries

ispina noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
spina noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

dealg noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
droigheann noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
stob noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

trn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Slovak

3 entries

osteň noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
pichliač noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
tŕň noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Somali

1 entries

qodax noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Southern Kurdish

1 entries

دِڕِگ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Spanish

4 entries

aguate / ahuate / afate / guate noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
ajuate / uguate / huate noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
espina noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
pincha noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Sundanese

1 entries

rucuk noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Swahili

2 entries

ba noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))
mwiba noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Swedish

2 entries

torn noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
törne noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Tagalog

1 entries

tinik noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Tahitian

1 entries

tara noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Tausug

1 entries

tunuk noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Telugu

2 entries

కంటకము noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
ముల్లు noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Thai

1 entries

หนาม noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Tongan

1 entries

tala noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Turkish

1 entries

diken noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Ukrainian

2 entries

колю́чка noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)
торн noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))

Urdu

1 entries

کانٹا noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Uzbek

1 entries

tikon noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Vietnamese

1 entries

gai noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Welsh

1 entries

draenen noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

West-Frisian

1 entries

toarne noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries

duɣi noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Yiddish

1 entries

דאָרן noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Zande

1 entries

kiwe noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Zhuang

1 entries

oen noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Zyphe

1 entries

hling noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

ǃXóõ

2 entries

gǃhàã noun (letter of the Latin alphabet (Þ, þ))
gǃqhàẽ noun (sharp protective structure of a plant)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Every rose has its thorn.

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Like a thorn stuck in your throat.

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Just as a thorn stuck in one's throat.

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There's a thorn in my finger and I can't get it out.

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