Thorn synonyms

prickle

A small hard pointed outgrowth of the epidermis of a plant, in contrast to a modified plant organ such as a spine or thorn.

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briar

(Figuratively) Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.

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prick

The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. [from 13th c.]

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point (related)

Lace worked by the needle.

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thicket (related)

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spine (related)

(Botany) A strong, sharp-pointed outgrowth derived from a leaf or leaf part.

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infliction

The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.

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pain

(Informal) A source of annoyance; a nuisance:

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bough (related)

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irritation

(Physiology) The elicitation of a response to a stimulus in a plant or animal organ or tissue, especially in a nerve or muscle.

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plague

A highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease; a pestilence.

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spike

The definition of a spike is a piece of something that is thick and long with a pointed and sharp end, usually made of metal.

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splint

(Medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.

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needle

Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.

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sharp (related)

(Slang) Any sharp medical device, as a hypodermic needle

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sticker

A thorn, prickle, or barb.

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bramble (related)

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vine (related)

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blackthorn (related)

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nettle

A herb of the genus Urtica, which is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.

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spur

A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.

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irritant

A source of irritation.

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brier

Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.

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barb

The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.

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thistle

Any of numerous often weedy plants of several genera of the composite family, including Cirsium, Carduus, and Onopordum, having prickly leaves and floral bracts.

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annoyance

A thing or person that annoys

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discomfort

Something that disturbs one's comfort; an annoyance.

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torment

Great pain or anguish, physical or mental; suffering; agony

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trouble

A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.