Associations to the word «Thrip»

Wiktionary

THRIP, noun. Optional singular for thrips, an insect of the order Thysanoptera.

Dictionary definition

THRIP, noun. Any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke