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The word thorn is in the Wiktionary

33 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —
  • thorn n. (Botany) A sharp protective spine of a plant.
  • thorn n. Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.
  • thorn n. (Figurative) That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
  • thorn n. A letter of Latin script (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed from the futhark; today used only in Icelandic…
  • thorn v. To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn (sharp pointed object).
  • Thorn prop.n. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a thorn bush.
  • Thorn prop.n. A place name…
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Middle english
    • thorn n. A thorn (spine on a plant with a sharp point).
    • thorn n. Thorn or eth (the letter þ and/or ð).
    • thorn n. A plant having thorns, especially the hawthorn or rosebush.
    • thorn n. (Rare) Thorns pulled from the ground for burning.
    • thorn n. (Rare) A dish incorporating hawthorn.
  • Old saxon
    • thorn n. Thorn; thorny bush.
  • Westrobothnian
    • Thorn n. Lightning, thunder.
— English words, defined in German —
  • thorn S. Botanik: der Dorn.
  • thorn S. Botanik: der Dornenstrauch.
  • thorn S. Holz aus eines Dornenstrauches.
  • thorn S. Das Ärgernis.
  • thorn S. Das Thorn þ; ein Buchstabe, der im modernen Isländisch vorkommt.
— English words, defined in French —
  • thorn n. Épine.
  • thorn n. Thorn (Lettre scandinave). Þ ou þ.
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • thorn s. Espino, pincho.
  • thorn s. Aguijón.
  • thorn v. Espinar.
  • thorn v. Pinchar.
— English words, defined in Portuguese —
  • thorn s. Espinho (em planta).
  • thorn s. Letra do alfabeto latino (maiúscula: Þ, minúscula: þ).
— English word, defined in Italian —
  • thorn s. Spina.
— In German —
  • Thorn S. Buchstabe des isländischen, altenglischen und altnordischen…
  • Thorn S. Stadt in Polen, polnisch: Toruń.
  • Thorn S. Niederländischer Ort in der Provinz Limburg.
— In French —
  • thorn n.m. Lettre scandinave aujourd’hui uniquement en islandais…
  • Thorn n.prop. (Géographie) Ville des Pays-Bas située dans la commune de Maasgouw.
70 English words from 14 English definitions

and and/or annoys Any anything a␣sharp as␣if bears borrowed Botany burning bush capital dish English especially eth Figurative for for␣someone from futhark ground having hawthorn Icelandic incorporating Latin Latin␣script letter Lightning living Middle Middle␣English name near object of␣a only pierce place place␣name plant point pointed pricks protective pulled Rare rosebush script sharp shrub small someone spine surname that the thorn thorns thorny thunder today topographic tree troublesome used which with

21 English words from 19 foreign definitions

alfabeto Bas commune dans Das der des Dorn Espino hui latino Lettre Limburg Ort Pays pincho planta Spina Thorn Toruń und

37 foreign words from 19 foreign definitions

Aguijón alfabeto␣latino altenglischen altnordischen Ärgernis aujourd’hui aus Botanik Buchstabe ein eines Épine Espinar Espinho Géographie Holz Holz␣aus islandais Isländisch isländischen Letra Maasgouw maiúscula minúscula modernen Niederländischer Pays-Bas Pinchar Polen polnisch Provinz scandinave située Stadt uniquement Ville vorkommt

120 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

Thorne thorns thorny thorned thornen Thorner Thorney Thornaby Thornber Thornell thornery thornhog thornier thornily thorning thornlet Thornley Thornock Thornton thornback thornbill thornbird Thornburg Thornbury thornbush Thorndike Thorndyke Thornells Thorneloe thornfish Thornford thornhead Thornhill thornhogs thorniest thornless thornlets Thornleys thornlike Thornocks thorntail thorn-tree thorn␣tree thornveld thornapple thorn␣apple thornasite thornbacks Thornberry thornbills +70 words

119 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Althorne althorns Eythorne Gathorne Hathorns unthorny allthorns boxthorns Cawthorne Cawthorns Crathorne Hawthorne hawthorns Hawthorns hawthorny Henthorne Henthorns lanthorns Leathorns maythorns posthorns post-horns post␣horns Rowthorne buckthorns Cawthornes Crathornes Craythorne Craythorns Crowthorne Everthorne firethorns grunt-horns Henthornes hookthorns knobthorns Langthorne Longthorns octothorns put␣horns␣on sandthorns shorthorns Spelthorne Stanthorne basset␣horns blackthorns camelthorns Craythornes East␣Horndon Hawthornden +69 words

66 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

althorn Hathorn allthorn boxthorn Cawthorn hawthorn Hawthorn Henthorn lanthorn Leathorn maythorn posthorn post-horn post␣horn waythorn Whithorn buckthorn Craythorn firethorn grunt-horn Highthorn hookthorn knobthorn Longthorn octothorn sandthorn shorthorn basset␣horn blackthorn Blackthorn camelthorn goat's␣thorn Heckathorn quickthorn whitethorn Whitethorn desert-thorn kameelthorn Mysore␣thorn sallowthorn Silverthorn yellowthorn buffalo␣thorn Christ's␣thorn dark-lanthorn dark␣lanthorn garland␣thorn seabuckthorn sea-buckthorn sea␣buckthorn +16 words

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

hor horn Horn orn tho thô tho' Tho. thor Thor

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

NRO Roh ROH

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

north North Rt␣Hon Rt.␣Hon.

30 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

anthro anthro- enhort Harton hornet Hornet Horton norths Norths nother 'nother ornith- other'n ran␣hot Rhoten Rhoton rhyton run␣hot Theron Thoren thorin Thorin Thorne thorns thorny thoron throne throng thrown Thunor

20 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

horn Horn hotr hotṛ no'th NRHO orth- Rohn ront Roth thon -thon thor Thor thro thro' torn tron Tron -tron

8 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

shorn thoan Thora thoro thorp Thorp thors thort

7 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

horn Horn thon -thon thor Thor torn

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

Thoren thorin Thorin thoron


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