noun
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a stiff sharp-pointed projection on a plant; a thorn.
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(fig.) a constant annoyance or the person causing it.
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(fig.) a person or thing that obstructs progress; an obstacle.
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erection of hair of the head or body, as from fear; goose flesh; horripilation.
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a man who hunts animals for his living; a hunter; a fowler.
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(astrol.) any of the first, fourth, seventh or tenth houses in the astrological diagram of a person.
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the plant Solanum surattense (=S. xanthocarpum) of Solanaceae family; wild brinjal.
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armed hostilities between two nations; conflict; a war.