English
Noun
thorns- Plural of thorn
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
Thorn has several meanings:
- Thorn, a sharp structure on plants
- Thorn tree
- Common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna
- Thorn (letter) (Þ, þ), a letter in the Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic alphabets
- Thorn (rune) (), the name of the th-rune in the Anglo-Saxon rune poem
Places
- Thorn, Netherlands
- Toruń, Poland (known as Thorn in German and sometimes also in English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_European_cities_in_different_languages:_Q-T#T )
United Kingdom
USA
Persons, Characters
- Andy Thorn
- Brad Thorn, Australian/New Zealand rugby league and rugby union footballer
- Damien Thorn
- Erin Thorn
- Gaston Thorn (1928-2007), Luxembourg politician
- George Thorn
- Colonel Herman Thorn (1783–1859), called "the millionaire of New York", brother of Jonathan Thorn
- Jan Thorn-Prikker
- Jesse Thorn, America's Radio sweetheart
- John Thorn
- John Thorn (musician)
- Jonathan Thorn
- Matt Thorn
- Nautica Thorn
- Philip Thorn
- Robyn Thorn
- Rod Thorn
- Stuart Thorn, President of the Fat People United Group
- Tracey Thorn
- Vanaro Thorn
- Victor Thorn
- Vikki Thorn, one-third of The Waifs
- Viktor Thorn
- Rose and Thorn is a character with a split personality in DC comics
- Thorn, the main character of the online fantasy story Darksoul Kingdom
- Thorn Harvestar, a main character in Jeff Smith's Bone comic series
- Thorns (band), a Norwegian black metal band
- The Thorns, an American acoustic rock band
- Thorn (Inheritance) a dragon from the Inheritance cycle
Companies
- Thorn EMI
- THORN Electrical Industries
- Thorn Cycles, British bicycle manufacturer
- Thorn guitars, guitar manufacturer
- Thorn Lighting, luminaire manufacturer, part of Zumtobel Lighting Group
Other uses
- Thorns, a 1967 science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg
- Thorn (horse), racehorse that won the Kentucky Futurity in 1897
- Thorn is the name of the red dragon on the cover of the book Eldest.
- Thorn (comics) is a DC Comics character.
- Thorns, a Norwegian black metal band.
See also
thorns in German: Dorn
thorns in French: Thorn
thorns in Italian: Thorn
thorns in Dutch: Thorn
thorns in Polish: Thorn
thorns in Swedish: Thorn