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Definition thorn

Etymology

From Middle English thorn, �orn, from Old English �orn, �yrn (�thorn�), from Proto-Germanic *�urnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr?n�s, from *(s)ter- (�stiff�). Near cognates include West Frisian toarn, Low German Doorn, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, Danish and Norwegian torn, Swedish torn, t�rne, Gothic ??????? (�aurnus). Further cognates include Old Church Slavonic ????? (tr?n?, �thorn�), Russian ???? (tjorn), Polish cier?, Sanskrit ??? (t???a, �grass�).

Noun

thorn (plural thorns)

(botany) A sharp protective spine of a plant.
Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.
(figuratively) That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
A letter of Latin script (capital: �, small: �), borrowed by Old English from the futhark to represent a dental fricative, then not distinguished from eth, but in modern use (in Icelandic and other languages, but no longer in English) used only for the voiceless dental fricative found in English thigh

Verb

thorn (third-person singular simple present thorns, present participle thorning, simple past and past participle thorned)

To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn

Results 423 Words with the letters THORN

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10 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

ACHONDRITE 17

ANASTROPHE 16

ANCHORITES 16

ANCHORITIC 19

ANORTHITES 13

ANORTHITIC 16

ANTECHOIRS 16

ANTHROPOID 17

ANTIGROWTH 18

ANTIHEROES 13

ANTIHEROIC 16

ATROPHYING 20

BEACHFRONT 22

BETHORNING 19

BETROTHING 18

BIRTHSTONE 16

BLACKTHORN 24

BRONCHITES 19

BRONCHITIC 22

BRONCHITIS 19

BROTHERING 18

BROWNSHIRT 19

BUCKTHORNS 24

BUHRSTONES 17

CARTOONISH 16

CHARIOTING 18

CHLORINATE 17

CHLORINITY 19

CHONDRITES 17

CHONDRITIC 20

CHROMATINS 19

CHRONICITY 21

COHERENTLY 19

CORNSTARCH 19

COUNTRYISH 19

CROCHETING 21

CTENOPHORE 19

DETHRONERS 14

DETHRONING 17

EARTHBOUND 18

ENDOTHERMS 17

ENDOTHERMY 19

ENTHRONING 17

ERYTHROSIN 15

EUPHORIANT 17

FIRETHORNS 16

FORTNIGHTS 18

FOURTEENTH 17

FOXHUNTERS 24

FROTHINESS 16

GROUPTHINK 23

HARTSHORNS 15

HATEMONGER 18

HEADSTRONG 16

HEMELYTRON 19

HENCEFORTH 21

HERNIATION 14

HETERODYNE 16

HETEROGENY 17

HETEROGONY 17

HETERONOMY 18

HETERONYMS 18

HIBERNATOR 16

HIEROPHANT 18

HISTORIANS 13

HISTRIONIC 16

HOLSTERING 16

HOMOPTERAN 19

HONEYEATER 15

HOOFPRINTS 19

HORIZONTAL 23

HORNSTONES 14

HORSEMINTS 16

HOUSEFRONT 17

HYDRATIONS 16

HYPERTONIA 18

HYPERTONIC 21

HYPOCENTER 21

INCOHERENT 17

INHALATORS 14

INHERITORS 13

INHIBITORS 16

INHIBITORY 18

INTHRONING 17

MACHINATOR 19

MARATHONER 16

MENTORSHIP 19

MONARCHIST 19

MORPHACTIN 22

MOTHERLAND 18

NATUROPATH 17

NEPHROTICS 19

NETHERMOST 16

NEUROPATHY 19

NEUTROPHIL 18

NEWSWORTHY 21

NONAUTHORS 15

NONHUNTERS 16

NONTHERMAL 18

NORTHBOUND 19

NORTHEASTS 13

NORTHERNER 14

NORTHLANDS 16

NORTHWARDS 17

NORTHWESTS 16

NOTEWORTHY 18

NOTOCHORDS 17

OCTAHEDRON 17

ORNITHINES 14

ORNITHOPOD 17

ORNITHOSES 13

ORNITHOSIS 13

ORTHOGONAL 16

OUTHEARING 16

OUTRUSHING 17

OVERHATING 19

OVERHUNTED 19

OVERLENGTH 20

OVERNIGHTS 19

OVERTHINKS 21

OVERTHROWN 20

PANTOGRAPH 21

PARATHIONS 16

PARENTHOOD 17

PENNYWORTH 22

PERIPHYTON 21

PHENOCRYST 21

POTHUNTERS 17

PROTOHUMAN 20

RECLOTHING 19

REENTHRONE 14

RESHOOTING 15

RETOUCHING 19

RHINESTONE 14

RHODONITES 14

SENHORITAS 13

SHIRTFRONT 16

SHOESTRING 15

SHOREFRONT 16

SHORTENERS 13

SHORTENING 16

SHORTHANDS 16

SHORTHORNS 15

SHOTGUNNER 17

SMARTPHONE 19

SMOTHERING 18

SOUTHERNER 14

STENOTHERM 16

STINKHORNS 18

STRONGHOLD 17

TECHNOCRAT 19

TELEPHONER 17

TENTERHOOK 17

THEORISING 15

THEORIZING 24

THERMIONIC 19

THORIANITE 13

THORNBACKS 23

THORNINESS 14

THRENODIES 14

THRENODIST 14

THREONINES 14

THROTTLING 16

THUNDEROUS 16

THYRATRONS 15

THYROXINES 22

TOPNOTCHER 19

TRIATHLONS 14

TRICHINOUS 17

TRICHOGYNE 20

TRIHEDRONS 14

TRILLIONTH 15

TRIMONTHLY 19

TRIPHTHONG 20

TROCHANTER 16

TRUNCHEONS 18

TRYPTOPHAN 21

UNACTORISH 17

UNDERSHOOT 15

UNORTHODOX 22

UNTHRONING 18

UNTOGETHER 16

UNWORTHIER 17

UNWORTHIES 17

UNWORTHILY 20

UPTHROWING 22

WINDTHROWS 20

WORTHINESS 16

9 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

ABHORRENT 15

ANCHORETS 15

ANCHORITE 15

ANORTHITE 12

ANTECHOIR 15

ANTHROPIC 18

AUTHORING 15

BETHORNED 16

BOTHERING 17

BOXTHORNS 22

BUCKTHORN 23

BUHRSTONE 16

CHONDRITE 16

CHORTLING 18

CHROMATIN 18

COTHURNUS 17

DEHORTING 15

DETHRONED 14

DETHRONER 13

DETHRONES 13

DOWNRIGHT 18

EARTHBORN 15

ENDOTHERM 16

ENTHRONED 14

ENTHRONES 13

ERYTHRONS 14

EXHORTING 21

FIRETHORN 15

FORTNIGHT 17

FOXHUNTER 23

HANDWROTE 16

HARTSHORN 14

HAWTHORNS 17

HECTORING 17

HETERONYM 17

HISTORIAN 12

HONEWORTS 15

HOOFPRINT 18

HORNPOUTS 16

HORNSTONE 13

HORNTAILS 13

HORNWORTS 15

HORSEMINT 15

HYDRATION 15

INGROWTHS 17

INHALATOR 13

INHERITOR 12

INHIBITOR 15

INTHRONED 14

INTHRONES 13

LANTHORNS 14

MARATHONS 15

MISTHROWN 18

MOTHERING 17

NEPHROTIC 18

NONAUTHOR 14

NONGROWTH 18

NONHUNTER 15

NONTRUTHS 14

NORTHEAST 12

NORTHERLY 15

NORTHERNS 13

NORTHINGS 15

NORTHLAND 15

NORTHWARD 16

NORTHWEST 15

NOTOCHORD 16

NOWHITHER 17

ORNITHINE 13

ORTHICONS 15

OTHERNESS 12

OUTTHROWN 16

OVERHUNTS 17

OVERNIGHT 18

OVERTHINK 20

PARATHION 15

POTHERING 17

POTHUNTER 16

RHODONITE 13

SENHORITA 12

SHORTENED 13

SHORTENER 12

SHORTHAND 15

SHORTHORN 14

SHORTNESS 12

SOUTHERNS 13

SOUTHRONS 13

STINKHORN 17

STRONGISH 14

THEREINTO 12

THEREUNTO 13

THEREUPON 16

THERMIONS 15

THORNBACK 22

THORNBUSH 18

THORNIEST 12

THORNLESS 13

THORNLIKE 17

THRENODES 13

THRENODIC 16

THREONINE 13

THROATING 14

THROBBING 20

THROMBINS 18

THRONGING 17

THYRATRON 14

THYROXINE 21

THYROXINS 21

TOCHERING 17

TRIATHLON 13

TRIHEDRON 13

TROPHYING 19

TRUNCHEON 17

UNDERSHOT 14

UNTHRONED 15

UNTHRONES 14

WHEREINTO 15

WHEREUNTO 16

WINDTHROW 19

8 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

ALTHORNS 12

ANCHORET 14

ANORTHIC 14

ANTIHERO 11

BETHORNS 14

BOXTHORN 21

CHANTORS 14

COHERENT 14

COTHURNI 15

COTHURNS 15

DETHRONE 12

ENTHRONE 12

ERYTHRON 13

FROTHING 16

HAWTHORN 16

HEREINTO 11

HEREUNTO 12

HONESTER 11

HONEWORT 14

HORNIEST 11

HORNISTS 11

HORNITOS 11

HORNPOUT 15

HORNTAIL 12

HORNWORT 14

INGROWTH 16

INTHRONE 12

LANTHORN 13

MARATHON 14

NONTRUTH 13

NORTHERN 12

NORTHERS 11

NORTHING 14

NOTCHERS 14

ORNITHES 11

ORNITHIC 14

ORTHICON 14

OVERHUNT 16

OVERTHIN 15

SHORTENS 11

SHORTING 13

SOUTHERN 12

SOUTHRON 12

THERMION 14

THORNIER 11

THORNILY 14

THORNING 14

THRENODE 12

THRENODY 14

THROMBIN 17

THRONGED 14

THRONING 14

THROWING 16

THYROXIN 20

TINHORNS 12

TORCHING 16

TORCHONS 14

TROTHING 13

UNTHRONE 13

UNWORTHY 17

UPTHROWN 18

WORTHING 16

7 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

ALTHORN 11

ANOTHER 10

BETHORN 13

CHANTOR 13

COTHURN 14

HORNETS 10

HORNIST 10

HORNITO 10

HORRENT 10

NORTHER 10

NOTCHER 13

RHYTONS 12

SHORTEN 10

THEREON 10

THORNED 11

THORONS 10

THRONED 11

THRONES 10

THRONGS 12

TINHORN 11

TORCHON 13

6 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

HORNET 9

NORTHS 9

NOTHER 9

RHYTON 11

THORNS 9

THORNY 11

THORON 9

THRONE 9

THRONG 11

THROWN 12

5 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

NORTH 8

THORN 8

4 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

HORN 7

THRO 6

TORN 5

3 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

HON 6

HOT 5

NOH 6

NOR 4

NOT 4

NTH 6

ORT 3

RHO 5

ROT 3

THO 5

TON 4

TOR 3

2 letter words with the letters THORN ↑

HO 4

NO 3

OH 4

ON 3

OR 2

TO 2

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