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thorn: a Germanic character of runic origin

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goose grass collapse: annual weedy grass used for hay

cactus collapse: any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

spicule collapse: small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals

decal collapse: the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface; a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface

barnacle collapse: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

quill collapse: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog; the hollow spine of a feather; pen made from a bird's feather

brier collapse: tangled mass of prickly plants; a thorny stem or twig

bramble collapse: any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

pack of troubles collapse

briar collapse: a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath

bulldog collapse: a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting; throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo; attack viciously and ferociously

bitter pill collapse

disease collapse: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

limpet collapse: any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas; mollusk with a low conical shell

pestilence collapse: a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"

bete noire collapse

mucilage collapse: a gelatinous substance secreted by plants

gunk collapse

prickle collapse: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"; cause a prickling sensation

calamity collapse: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

bugbear collapse: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

thistle collapse: any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

encumbrance collapse: a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

molasses collapse: thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

infliction collapse: an act causing pain or damage

adhesive collapse: tending to adhere

nettle collapse: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae); sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

leech collapse: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end; a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

glue collapse: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive; be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"; join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

sticker collapse

burr collapse: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting; rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece; United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)

pest collapse: any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"; a persistently annoying person

woe collapse: intense mournfulness

syrup collapse: a thick sweet sticky liquid

vexation collapse

oppression collapse: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"; a feeling of being oppressed; the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

sorrow collapse: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"; sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

visitation collapse: an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"; any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague"

spine collapse: a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin; the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"; a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

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