| crown of thorns | (n) somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts, Syn. Christ thorn, Christ plant, Euphorbia milii |
| crown of thorns | (n) a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion |
| take the bull by the horns | (v) face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it |
| cross | (n) any affliction that causes great suffering, Syn. crown of thorns, Example: that is his cross to bear; he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns |
| hornfels | (n) a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks, Syn. hornstone |
| huntsman's horn | (n) pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids, Syn. huntsman's horns, yellow pitcher plant, yellow trumpet, Sarracenia flava, trumpets |
| retreat | (v) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity, Syn. crawfish, back out, crawfish out, back away, withdraw, pull back, pull in one's horns, Example: We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him; He backed out of his earlier promise; The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns |
| victimize | (v) deprive of by deceit, Syn. rook, gip, short-change, diddle, bunco, nobble, scam, gyp, swindle, con, mulct, goldbrick, defraud, hornswoggle, Example: He swindled me out of my inheritance; She defrauded the customers who trusted her; the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change |
| 荆 | [jīng, ㄐㄧㄥ, 荆 / 荊] thorns; brambles; surname Jing #9,797 [Add to Longdo] |
| 棘 | [jí, ㄐㄧˊ, 棘] thorns #26,436 [Add to Longdo] |
| 虬 | [qiú, ㄑㄧㄡˊ, 虬 / 虯] young dragon with horns #31,514 [Add to Longdo] |
| 初露头角 | [chū lù tóu jiǎo, ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ, 初 露 头 角 / 初 露 頭 角] lit. to first show one's horns (成语 saw); fig. a first show of emerging talent; first sign of emerging talent; budding genius #125,319 [Add to Longdo] |
| 犄 | [jī, ㄐㄧ, 犄] ox-horns; wing of an army #187,999 [Add to Longdo] |
| 楅 | [bì, ㄅㄧˋ, 楅] ox yoke placed on the horns #510,727 [Add to Longdo] |
| 角弓 | [jiǎo gōng, ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ, 角 弓] bow decorated with animal horns [Add to Longdo] |
| 觡 | [gé, ㄍㄜˊ, 觡] horns; antlers [Add to Longdo] |
| メキシコネコザメ | [mekishikonekozame] (n) Mexican hornshark (Heterodontus mexicanus, found in the Eastern Pacific) [Add to Longdo] |
| 茨の冠 | [いばらのかんむり, ibaranokanmuri] (n) a crown of thorns [Add to Longdo] |
| 角を出す | [つのをだす, tsunowodasu] (exp, v5s) (refers to a woman's jealousy) (See 角を生やす) to get jealous; to grow horns [Add to Longdo] |
| 角を生やす | [つのをはやす, tsunowohayasu] (exp, v5s) (refers to a woman's jealousy) to get jealous; to grow horns [Add to Longdo] |
| 鬼海星 | [おにひとで, onihitode] (n) crown-of-thorns starfish [Add to Longdo] |
| 亀毛兎角 | [きもうとかく, kimoutokaku] (exp) (obsc) { Buddh } fur on turtles and horns on rabbits (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist) [Add to Longdo] |
| 牛角 | [ぎゅうかく, gyuukaku] (n) horns [Add to Longdo] |
| 矯角殺牛 | [きょうかくさつぎゅう, kyoukakusatsugyuu] (exp) trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease [Add to Longdo] |
| 荊冠 | [けいかん, keikan] (n) crown of thorns [Add to Longdo] |
| 針のむしろ;針の筵 | [はりのむしろ, harinomushiro] (n) bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles [Add to Longdo] |
| 兎角(P);左右 | [とかく, tokaku] (adv, adj-no, n, vs) (1) (doing) various things; (doing) this and that; (2) being apt to; being prone to; tending to become; (3) somehow or other; anyhow; anyway; (4) (兎角 only) { Buddh } (See 亀毛兎角) rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 兎角亀毛 | [とかくきもう, tokakukimou] (exp) (obsc) { Buddh } horns on rabbits and fur on turtles (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist) [Add to Longdo] |
