Christ thorn
— Noun
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~ somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
Christ's-thorn
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~ thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
cockspur thorn
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~ eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
common thorn apple
— Noun
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~ intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
crown of thorns
— Noun
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~ somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
crown of thorns
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~ a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
crown of thorns
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~ any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
coronary thrombosis
— Noun
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~ obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
cerebral thrombosis
— Noun
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~ a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein
charity throw
— Noun
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~ an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
Claes Thure Oldenburg
— Noun
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~ United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)
cross thwart
— Noun
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~ a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
cat thyme
— Noun
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~ Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats
creeping thyme
— Noun
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~ aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States
common thyme
— Noun
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~ common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine
Chamaecyparis thyoides
— Noun
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~ slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
Ch'in Shih Huang Ti
— Noun
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~ the first Qin emperor who unified China, built much of the Great Wall, standardized weights and measures, and created a common currency and legal system (died 210 BC)
capital of Tibet
— Noun
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~ the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
commutation ticket
— Noun
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~ a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate