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Meanings
- thorn, spine, prickle
- splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
- biting words
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I was pricked by a rose thorn and my finger bled.
Her words always have a sharp, biting edge to them.
A fish bone got lodged in my throat and I suffered greatly.
The spines of a cactus are structures that evolved to protect the plant from natural enemies.
His criticism is filled with biting expressions, and it is not uncommon for them to wound the hearts of those who read them.
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