wounding (verb)

  • 21offend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. break the law, err, wrong, sin, trespass; give offense, displease, upset, vex, provoke, hurt, aggravate, rub the wrong way; disgust; affront, spite, insult, hurt one s feelings. See illegality, pain,… …

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  • 22wound — wound1 [waund] the past tense and past participle of ↑wind 2 wound 2 wound2 [wu:nd] n [: Old English; Origin: wund] 1.) an injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet ▪ A nurse cleaned and bandaged the wound. ▪ It… …

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  • 23stomach — [[t]stʌ̱mək[/t]] ♦♦♦ stomachs, stomaching, stomached 1) N COUNT Your stomach is the organ inside your body where food is digested before it moves into the intestines. He had an upset stomach... My stomach is completely full. Syn: tummy 2) N COUNT …

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  • 24shaft — noun 1》 a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar.     ↘an arrow or spear.     ↘a column, especially the part between the base and capital.     ↘a long cylindrical rotating rod… …

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  • 25wound — wound1 [wu:nd] noun 1》 an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact. 2》 an injury to a person s feelings or reputation. verb inflict a wound on. Derivatives wounding noun & adjective woundingly adverb woundless adjective …

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  • 26wound — 1 the past tense and past participle of wind 2 2 noun (C) 1 an injury, especially a cut or hole made in your skin by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet: A nurse cleaned and bandaged the wound. | gunshot wounds | flesh wound (=slight injury… …

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  • 27deadly — adj 1 Deadly, mortal, fatal, lethal mean causing or causative of death. Deadly may imply an extremely high degree of probability rather than a certainty of death; the term therefore applies to something with the capacity of or a marked… …

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  • 28wound — I UK [wuːnd] / US [wund] noun [countable] Word forms wound : singular wound plural wounds ** 1) an injury in which your skin or flesh is damaged, usually seriously. When a wound gets better it heals He suffered serious wounds to his back and… …

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  • 29shaft — ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow part forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar. 2) a ray of light or bolt of lightning. 3) a long, narrow, typically vertical hole giving access to a mine, accommodating a lift, etc.… …

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  • 30shafted — shaft ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow part forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar. 2) a ray of light or bolt of lightning. 3) a long, narrow, typically vertical hole giving access to a mine, accommodating a lift,… …

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