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HMS Thorn was a British T Class patrol type submarine of 1090 tons displacement launched and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Thorn had a top speed of 15.25 knots surfaced and 9 knots submerged, carried a complement of 53 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft g... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RT.HTM
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[comics] Thorn is a fictional character in DC Comics, a superhero who suffers from multiple personalities. ==Fictional character biography== The character was created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru in Superman`s Girl Friend, Lois Lane #105 (October 1970). This was a 1970s up... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(comics)
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[linguistics] taken from State of New Jersey website - adapted by H. Cheney - licensed under GFDL and cc-by-sa {GFDL-en|migration=relicense} {cc-by-sa} ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(linguistics)
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[n] - a Germanic character of runic origin Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=thorn
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Thorn noun [ Anglo-Saxon þorn ; akin to Old Saxon & OFries. thorn , Dutch doorn , German dorn , Danish torn , Swedish törne , Icelandic þorn , Goth. þaúrnus ; confer Pol. ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/47
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Thorn transitive verb To prick, as with a thorn. [ Poetic] « I am the only rose of all the stock That never thorn'd him.» Tennyson. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/47
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<plant biology> A modified plant organ, especially a stem, that is stiffened and terminates in a sharp point. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?thorn
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noun a Germanic character of runic origin Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thorn
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• (v. t.) To prick, as with a thorn. • (n.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn. • (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care. • (n.) Th... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/thorn/
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(from the article `angiosperm`) Thorns represent the modification of an axillary shoot system in which the leaves are reduced and die quickly and the stems are heavily sclerified ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/42
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Thorn is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `from the thorn tree` Thorn,Thorne The name Thorn doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Thorn seems to be unique! Found op http://www.pregnology.com/index.php?boys/Thorn
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[letter] Thorn or þorn (Þ, þ), is a letter in the Old English, Old Norse, and Icelandic alphabets, as well as some dialects of Middle English. It was also used in medieval Scandinavia, but was later replaced with the digraph th, except in Iceland where it survives. The letter originated f... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)
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[Netherlands] Thorn (163 Thorn.ogg, Thoear) is a town in the municipality of Maasgouw, in the Dutch province of Limburg. It lies on the rivers Meuse and Witbeek. It`s known as `the white village` for its white-washed brick houses in the centre of town. ==History== First, the region of Thorn ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(Netherlands)
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- something that causes irritation and annoyance
- a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
- a Germanic character of runic origin
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thorn, sharp-pointed projection on some plants, usually protective in function. Botanically, thorns are distinguished as modified stems (as in the honey locust and hawthorn) from spines, which are modified leaves (as in the barberry), and from prickles, which are epidermal outgrowths of the bark (as... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0848575.html
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Thorn: see Toruń, Poland. Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0919559.html
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Type: Term Pronunciation: thorn Definitions: 1. George W., 20th-century U.S. physician. See: Thorn test, Thorn syndrome Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=91725
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Type: Term Pronunciation: thōrn Definitions: 1. In anatomy, a thornlike or spinous structure. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=91726
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a short, stiff, sharp-pointed branch Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21767
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[surname] Thorn is the name of many people: ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(surname)
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[comic strip] Thorn was a college comic strip created by Jeff Smith at the Ohio State University. ==History== In 1982, Jeff Smith enrolled at the Ohio State University to study cartooning. During his time there, he wrote and illustrated Thorn. The eponymous heroine was modeled after his futu... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(comic_strip)
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a sharp, stiff point, usually a modified stem, that cannot be detached without tearing the subtending tissue; a spine; cf. prickle. Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms
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1) Androcles' extraction 2) Annoyance 3) Annoyance, so to speak 4) Bother 5) Botheration 6) Bramble feature 7) Brier feature 8) Brier point 9) Bush defense? 10) Cause of some sticker shock? 11) Considerable irritant 12) Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/thorn/1
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