Synonyms of the word

thistlelike

• adj. Having the form or characteristics of a thistle.

armed

• adj. (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
• adj. (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
• adj. (obsolete) Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of arm.
• adj. (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
• adj. (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
• adj. (heraldry, of horns, teeth, beaks, etc.) Coloured in a different tincture from the beast or bird itself.