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thorny — [[t]θɔ͟ː(r)ni[/t]] thornier, thorniest 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A thorny plant or tree is covered with thorns. ...thorny hawthorn trees. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a problem as thorny, you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to… … English dictionary
Thorny — Thorn y, a. [Compar. {Thornier}; superl. {Thorniest}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]orniht.] 1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown. [1913 Webster] 2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thorny rest-harrow — Thorny Thorn y, a. [Compar. {Thornier}; superl. {Thorniest}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]orniht.] 1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown. [1913 Webster] 2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thorny trefoil — Thorny Thorn y, a. [Compar. {Thornier}; superl. {Thorniest}.] [Cf. AS. [thorn]orniht.] 1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown. [1913 Webster] 2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thorny oyster — Oyster Oys ter (ois t[ e]r), n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[^i]tre, L. ostrea, ostreum, Gr. o streon; prob. akin to ostre on bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. {Osseous}, {Ostracize}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thorny — thorn|y [ˈθo:ni US ˈθo:rni] adj 1.) a thorny question/problem/issue etc a question etc that is complicated and difficult ▪ the thorny question of immigration policy 2.) a thorny bush, plant etc has thorns >thorniness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
thorny — adjective 1 thorny question/problem/point/issue a question etc that is complicated and difficult: The thorny question of redundancies will have to be tackled sooner or later. 2 a thorny bush, plant etc has thorns thorniness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Plant creatures (Dungeons & Dragons) — The Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game contains many plant creatures that are composed of vegetable material, but unlike normal plants these monsters may be carnivorous, intelligent, mobile, or any combination of the three. In the 3rd… … Wikipedia
thorny amaranth — noun erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes • Syn: ↑Amaranthus spinosus • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Amaranthus, ↑genus Amaranthus … Useful english dictionary
grapple plant — a procumbent, thorny plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa. Also called wait a bit. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
grapple plant — noun : an herb (Harpagophytum procumbens) of southern Africa having woody fruits with hooked or barbed thorns * * * a procumbent, thorny plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa. Also called wait a bit. [1815 25] … Useful english dictionary
