THORN


Meaning of THORN in English

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 poisonous plant of the nightshade family, Datura stramonium.

2 the prickly fruit of this. a thorn in one's flesh (or side) a constant annoyance.

Derivatives:

thornless adj. thornproof adj.

Etymology: OE f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.