wound (noun)

  • 111war — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ impending, ongoing ▪ bloody ▪ all out, full scale, total …

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  • 112bandage — noun a strip of woven material used to bind up a wound or to protect an injured part of the body. verb bind with a bandage. Derivatives bandaging noun Origin C16: from Fr., from bande (see band1) …

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  • 113horn — noun 1》 an outgrowth of bone encased in hardened skin, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, etc.     ↘a hardened woolly outgrowth occurring singly or one behind another on the snout of a rhinoceros.… …

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  • 114probe — noun 1》 a blunt ended surgical instrument for exploring a wound or part of the body.     ↘a small measuring or testing device, especially an electrode. 2》 an investigation into a crime or other matter. 3》 (also space probe) an unmanned… …

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  • 115scab — noun 1》 a dry, rough protective crust that forms over a cut or wound during healing. 2》 mange or a similar skin disease in animals.     ↘any of a number of fungal diseases of plants in which rough patches develop, especially on apples and… …

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  • 116skin — noun 1》 the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.     ↘the skin of a dead animal used as material for clothing or other items.     ↘a container made from the skin of an animal, used for holding …

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  • 117wing — noun 1》 a modified forelimb or other appendage enabling a bird, bat, insect, or other creature to fly. 2》 a rigid horizontal structure projecting from both sides of an aircraft and supporting it in the air.     ↘(wings) a pilot s badge… …

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  • 118adhesive tape — noun tape coated with adhesive • Hypernyms: ↑tape • Hyponyms: ↑cellulose tape, ↑Scotch tape, ↑Sellotape, ↑duct tape, ↑friction tape, ↑insulating tape, ↑ …

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  • 119armed services — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Derivationally relat …

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  • 120bait casting — noun the single handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait • Hypernyms: ↑casting, ↑cast * * * noun : the single handed rod casting of a relatively heavy and usually artificial bait which carries out with it the light and soft line …

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