Thorn, n.
- 1. Spine, prickle.
- 2. Annoyance, plague, nuisance, care, infliction, trouble, scourge, torment, bitter pill, curse, gall and
wormwood, evil, bane, nettle.
Thorn-apple, n. Stramonium, stramony, apple-Peru, Jamestown weed (Datura stramonium).
Thorn-back, n. (Ich.) Rough ray (Raia clavata).
Thorny, a.
- 1. Spiny, spinose, spinous, prickly, briery.
- 2. Pricking, sharp, pointed, acuminated, picked, spiky, barbed.
- 3. Troublesome, vexatious, annoying, harassing, perplexing, difficult, rugged, trying.
Thorough, a. Complete, entire, total, perfect, finished.
Thorough-bass, n. (Mus.) Harmony, science of harmony.
Thorough-bred, a.
- 1. Instructed, accomplished, finished, practised, qualified, trained, proficient, able, well-educated, well-
versed, au fait.
- 2. Of full blood (as horses).
Thoroughfare, n. Passage (free from obstruction), street, road, way.
Thorough-going, a.
- 1. Very thorough, complete, radical.
- 2. Extreme, thorough-paced.
Thoroughwort, n. Boneset, ague-weed, Indian sage, feverwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum).
Thorp, n. Hamlet, small village, dorp.
Though, conj.
- 1. Although, granting, admitting, allowing, notwithstanding that.