Definitions for thistles

thistles this·tle

Spelling: [this-uh l]
IPA: /ˈθɪs əl/

Thistles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 188 anagrams from letters in thistles (ehilsstt).

Definitions for thistles

noun

  1. any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.
  2. any of various other prickly plants.

Origin of thistles

before 900; Middle English thistel, Old English; cognate with Dutch distel, German Distel, Old Norse thistill

Examples for thistles

If the last lot were thistle leaves, the next lot may be vine.

"No use smoothing a thistle, Mr. Cregeen," said Jonaique soothingly.

They are connected with the palisading by rose, shamrock and thistle.

Yes, here is the shamrock—the rose, the ever blowing rose—and the thistle.

And this other, either a thistle or not a thistle; but not thistlaceous.

There is hardly a plant which is as nutritious as the thistle.

Very soon after, a cow eat up the thistle and swallowed Tom Thumb.

You go off to Harkhurst; they can put you up at the Crown and thistle.

This is a tall, interesting plant with foliage somewhat like a thistle.

Bishop noticed the thistle bouquet in a vase over the chronometer.

Word Value for thistles
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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