thorn
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something that causes irritation and annoyance
he's a thorn in my flesh
Types & categories
- pain in the ass hypernym
Related & opposite
- devil derivation
Sense 2 noun
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Types & categories
- aculeus hypernym
- glochidium hyponym
Related & opposite
- prick derivation
- stick derivation
- barbellate derivation
- acanthoid derivation
Sense 3 noun
a Germanic character of runic origin
Types & categories
- rune hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | devil |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pain in the ass |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prick |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stick |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | barbellate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | acanthoid |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | aculeus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | glochidium |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | rune |