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[1] |
barb
,
irritant
,
spine
,
spike
,
prickle
,
bristle
,
brier
,
bur/burr
,
point
,
bramble
,
cocklebur
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[2] |
thorn in (one's) side
,
spine
,
prickle
,
bother
,
irritation
,
pricker
,
sticker
,
annoyance
,
nuisance
,
spikelet
,
vexation
,
torment
,
torture
,
scourge
,
plague
,
affliction
,
irritant
,
bane
,
(Colloq) pain in the neck
,
(Colloq) (Slang) pain in the (Brit) arse/(US) ass
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