Wound - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat (syn: injury)
- a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
deep in her breast lives the silent wound
The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it
verb
- hurt the feelings of (syn: bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite)
adjective
Extra examples
She suffered a knife wound to her thigh.
Her mother's scorn left a wound that never healed.
Four people were seriously wounded in the explosion.
The soldier's leg was wounded by a grenade.
Losing the match wounded his pride .
He was wounded in his deepest affections.
The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
The doctor gave the patient specific instructions on how to care for the wound.
She has a small but deep wound on her arm.
The wound has so far remained free of infection.
The doctor probed the wound with his finger.
The ointment will help heal the wound.
They were unable to prevent bacteria from infecting the wound.
He wound up with a few minor bumps and bruises from the fight.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: wound
he/she/it: wounds
present participle: wounding
past tense: wounded
past participle: wounded
singular: wound
plural: wounds
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