THRISTLES Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word thristles. (close relations)
Definition of THRISTLES
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barbs | nounn | |||||||
noun • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • the pointed part of barbed wire • a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove • one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather verb • provide with barbs | ||||||||
prickles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf verb • cause a prickling sensation • cause a stinging or tingling sensation • make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn | ||||||||
spines | nounn | |||||||
noun • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • any sharply pointed projection • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • 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 • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin |