wound (noun)

  • 81laceration — noun 1. a torn ragged wound • Derivationally related forms: ↑lacerate • Hypernyms: ↑wound, ↑lesion 2. the act of lacerating • Derivationally related forms: ↑lacerate …

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  • 82formed coil — noun : an electric coil wound by a machine upon a form and transferred afterward to an armature as distinguished from a coil wound directly on the armature …

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  • 83purse-string suture — noun : a surgical suture passed as a running stitch in and out along the edge of a circular wound in such a way that when the ends of the suture are drawn tight the wound is closed like a purse * * * /perrs string /, Surg. a suture for a circular …

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  • 84rat-bite fever — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : either of two febrile diseases of man commonly transmitted by the bite of a rat or other animal vector: a. : a septicemia marked by irregular relapsing fever, rashes, muscular pain and arthritis, and great weakness and caused by …

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  • 85series dynamo — noun 1. : a series wound generator or motor 2. : a dynamo running in series with another or others * * * series dynamo or series generator, a series wound generator …

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  • 86shunt dynamo — noun or shunt motor : a shunt wound generator or motor * * * shunt dynamo or shunt generator, a shunt wound generator …

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  • 87wounder — woundˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑wound …

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  • 88cotton ball — noun a fungus disease of cranberries • Hypernyms: ↑plant disease * * * noun : a disease of the cranberry caused by a fungus (Sclerotinia oxycocci) that forms a cottony mass of mycelium in the center of affected berries * * * cotton ball UK US… …

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  • 89window shade — noun an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑window blind • Hyponyms: ↑roller blind * * * noun : shade 7g * * * a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller. Also called …

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  • 90arrow — noun 1 weapon ADJECTIVE ▪ poison, poisoned … OF ARROWS ▪ hail, volley ▪ A hail of arrows descended from the tower. VERB + ARROW …

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