thorn

/θˈɔɹn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. something that causes irritation and annoyance
   “he's a thorn in my flesh”
2. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
3. a Germanic character of runic origin

Synonyms for thorn

• irritant
• spine
• prickle
• pricker
• sticker
• spikelet

Words that rhyme with thorn

• horn
• corn
• scorn
• warn
• adorn
• born
• buckthorn
• bighorn
• bourn
• bourne
• firstborn
• inborn
• mourn
• popcorn
• reborn
• shoehorn
• shopworn
• stillborn
• sworn
• torn
• waterborne
• worn
• airborne
• bullhorn
• forewarn
• forlorn
• hawthorn
• longhorn
• lowborn
• morn