Plural of thorn
regular plural
The plural of thorn is thorns.
Forms of thorn
| Singular | thorn /θɔːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | thorns |
| Countable | countable |
Thorns in a sentence
- The second decade of the Rosary concerns the Sorrowful mysteries, such as the crucifixion and the crowning with thorns.From the entry mystery
- The isabelline (or Daurian) shrike is a greyish-yellow and hunts from prominent perches, impaling the corpses on thorns as a larder.From the entry isabelline
- The executioner’s blade is incised with Christ’s crown of thorns, and with the words of a prayer.2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 5. From the entry incise
- “if you lose your balance in those bushes, you end up with an arseful of thorns.”2010, Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance. From the entry arseful
- They were threaded with the curved thorns and pallid pinks of dogrose, like untidy stitching on a patchwork quilt.2024, Susie Dent, Guilty By Definition, Zaffre, page 111. From the entry dogrose
Meaning of thorn
- noun A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
- noun Any thorn-like structure on plants, such as the spine and the prickle.
- noun Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.
Questions about the plural of thorn
- What is the plural of thorn?
- The plural of thorn is thorns.
- Is thorn countable?
- Thorn is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thorn (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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