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- [thawrn]
- /θɔrn/
- /θɔːn/
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- [thawrn]
- /θɔrn/
Definitions of thorn word
- noun thorn German name of Toruń. 1
- verb with object thorn to prick with a thorn; vex. 1
- idioms thorn thorn in one's side / flesh, a source of continual irritation or suffering: That child is a thorn in the teacher's side. 1
- noun thorn on plant 1
- countable noun thorn Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush. 0
- variable noun thorn A thorn or a thorn bush or a thorn tree is a bush or tree which has a lot of thorns on it. 0
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Origin of thorn
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Dutch doorn, German Dorn, Old Norse thorn, Gothic thaurnus
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Parts of speech for Thorn
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thorn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thorn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thorn
noun thorn
- acicula — a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal
- awn — any of the bristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses, including cereals
- barb — A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish-hook which makes it difficult to pull out.
- bramble — Brambles are wild prickly bushes that produce blackberries.
- brier — any of various thorny shrubs or other plants, such as the sweetbrier and greenbrier
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