wound (noun)

  • 101backlash — noun Date: 1815 1. a. a sudden violent backward movement or reaction b. the play between adjacent movable parts (as in a series of gears); also the jar caused by this when the parts are put into action 2. a snarl in that part of a …

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  • 102bullet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ speeding ▪ stray ▪ single ▪ live ▪ explosive ▪ lead …

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  • 103chest — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ barrel, big, broad, huge, manly, massive, muscled, muscular, powerful, strong ▪ …

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  • 104close-up — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, tight (AmE) ▪ The movie opens on a tight close up of Audrey. CLOSE UP + NOUN ▪ detail ▪ The slide gave close up detail of petal formation …

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  • 105ego — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bloated, enormous, huge, inflated, large, massive, strong ▪ a conceited man with a very big ego …

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  • 106gunshot — noun VERB + GUNSHOT ▪ hear ▪ We heard gunshots just before midnight. GUNSHOT + NOUN ▪ wound ▪ He died of gunshot wounds to the chest. ▪ …

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  • 107leg — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ front ▪ back, hind, rear ▪ lower …

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  • 108shotgun — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ 12 bore (BrE), 12 gauge (AmE), double barrelled/double barreled, pump (AmE), pump action, sawed off (AmE), sawn off (BrE) ▪ The men were armed with saw …

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  • 109shrapnel — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flying ▪ He was hit in the arm by flying shrapnel. ▪ deadly … OF SHRAPNEL ▪ piece VERB + SHRAPNEL …

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  • 110soap — noun 1 substance used for washing ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, mild ▪ perfumed, scented ▪ liquid ▪ carbolic (esp. BrE) …

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