The meaning of Sore

noun

The process of scraping or wearing something away.

Usage examples:

The metal is resistant to abrasion

noun

The gradual rubbing away of the surface of rock, for example, by other rock, water, or a glacier (= large moving mass of ice)

noun

A swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus.

Usage examples:

Once the abscesses burst, they usually discharge for several days before gradually healing up

adjective

Having an ache in a part of one's body.

Usage examples:

The cool air was a relief to my aching head

verb

Suffer from a continuous dull pain.

Usage examples:

My legs ached from the previous day's exercise

verb

Present participle of ache

Usage examples:

My head/tooth/back aches., i ache/i'm aching all over., i've got one or two aching muscles after ye…

adjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

Usage examples:

An acute housing shortage

noun

Short for acute accent.

adjective

Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.

Usage examples:

They were aggrieved at the outcome

adjective

Unhappy, hurt, and angry because of unfair treatment

Usage examples:

Our hearts go out to the aggrieved families of the innocent victims.

adjective

Causing great physical or mental pain.

Usage examples:

An agonizing death

verb

Undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something.

Usage examples:

I didn't agonize over the problem

adjective

Causing extreme physical or mental pain

Usage examples:

An agonizing death, she went through an agonizing few weeks waiting for the test results., we are f…

verb

Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.

Usage examples:

She was angered by his terse answer

noun

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

Usage examples:

She could barely restrain her anger at this comment

verb

Past simple and past participle of anger

Usage examples:

The remark angered him., it always angers me to see so much waste.

adjective

Feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger.

Usage examples:

An angry customer

adjective

Having the feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens

Usage examples:

An angry mob, i hope you aren’t angry with me., he angrily slammed the door.

adjective

Slightly angry; irritated.

Usage examples:

Kelly was annoyed with him

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Usage examples:

The decision really annoyed him

adjective

Angry

Usage examples:

I was so annoyed with him for turning up late., he was annoyed at the way she tried to take over th…

verb

(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.

Usage examples:

We asked people to boil their drinking water

noun

The temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour.

Usage examples:

Bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes

noun

An inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle.

Usage examples:

You can use them to treat sores, bruises, cuts, boils and inflammatory skin conditions.

adjective

Concerned about something.

Usage examples:

He was trying to play it cool and not look bothered

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

adjective

If you are bothered about something, it is important to you and you are worried about it

Usage examples:

He's very bothered about what people think of him., they were an hour late and she didn't seem at a…

noun

An injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels.

Usage examples:

His body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked

verb

Inflict a bruise or bruises on (a part of the body).

Usage examples:

I fell and bruised my knee

adjective

(of a person or body part) having a bruise or bruises.

Usage examples:

A bruised knee

verb

Inflict a bruise or bruises on (a part of the body).

Usage examples:

I fell and bruised my knee

adjective

On fire.

Usage examples:

A burning building

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

noun

A destructive fungal disease of apple and other trees that results in damage to the bark.

Usage examples:

Cut out lesions on branches caused by canker

verb

(of a plant or part of a plant) become infected with canker.

Usage examples:

The tree is apt to canker in poor soils

noun

A severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria.

Usage examples:

It can be made into a salve or the tincture can be painted on boils, felons, carbuncles, abscesses,…

noun

A large painful swelling under the skin

verb

(with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something.

Usage examples:

The collar chafed his neck

noun

Wear or damage caused by rubbing.

Usage examples:

To prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat

verb

(with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something.

Usage examples:

The collar chafed his neck

noun

Wear or damage caused by rubbing.

Usage examples:

To prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat

noun

A state of annoyance.

Usage examples:

Into what an unprofitable chafe you have put yourself!

adjective

Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.

Usage examples:

His eyes were strangely compelling

verb

Force or oblige (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

A sense of duty compelled harry to answer her questions

adjective

Forceful and persuasive

Usage examples:

A compelling argument, his account of his life is one of the most compelling autobiographies i’ve r…

noun

A region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.

Usage examples:

A dark contusion on his cheek was beginning to swell

noun

A bruise

adjective

Expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.

Usage examples:

I was very critical of the previous regime

adjective

Of the greatest importance

Usage examples:

Critical industries, what happens in the next 48 hours is critical., he was admitted to metropolita…

adjective

Extremely important to the progress or success of something

Usage examples:

Critical to/for sth logistics and distribution are critical to an e-commerce venture's success., cr…

noun

A mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×).

Usage examples:

Place a cross against the preferred choice

verb

Go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.).

Usage examples:

She has crossed the atlantic twice

adjective

Annoyed.

Usage examples:

He seemed to be very cross about something

adjective

Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Usage examples:

Negotiations were at a crucial stage

adjective

(of a decision or event) extremely important because many other things depend on it

Usage examples:

The behavior of the oceans is a crucial aspect of global warming., the band wants to win over fans …

adjective

Shedding tears; weeping.

Usage examples:

A crying baby

noun

Shedding tears.

Usage examples:

A crying baby

verb

Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.

Usage examples:

Don't cry—it'll be all right

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

adjective

Very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.

Usage examples:

A delicate lace shawl

noun

A delicate fabric or garment.

Usage examples:

The delicates cycle of a washing machine

adjective

Needing careful treatment, esp. because easily damaged

Usage examples:

A delicate flower, delicate jewelry, the negotiations have reached a delicate stage., it’s a delica…

adjective

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

Usage examples:

A desperate sadness enveloped ruth

adjective

Showing a willingness to take any risk in order to change a bad or dangerous situation

Usage examples:

The ads are a desperate attempt to win last-minute votes., desperate criminals, there’s a desperate…

adjective

Extremely serious or urgent.

Usage examples:

Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences

adjective

Very serious or extreme

Usage examples:

Cheating will bring dire consequences.

adjective

Angry or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

Judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public

verb

Make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

Nothing disgruntles anyone more than the feeling they are being cheated

adjective

Unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something

Usage examples:

A disgruntled employee

adjective

Feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure.

Usage examples:

He was displeased with your work

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

The tone of the letter displeased him

adjective

Annoyed or unhappy

Usage examples:

I am very unhappy and displeased with what i have read., he says you weren't entirely displeased at…

adjective

Not content or happy with something.

Usage examples:

His parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer

verb

Fail to satisfy (someone).

Usage examples:

What is it about these words that dissatisfies you?

adjective

Not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be

Usage examples:

She was dissatisfied with her job and decided to look for a new one., many of the opinion surveys s…

adjective

Likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.

Usage examples:

A drastic reduction of staffing levels

adjective

(of a change) severe and sudden; extreme

Usage examples:

In the desert there’s a drastic change in temperature from day to night., our lives changed drastic…

adjective

Severe and sudden, or having very noticeable effects

Usage examples:

He is not under pressure from his own electorate to do anything drastic., a drastic decline/drop/re…

adjective

Very angry; furious.

Usage examples:

An enraged mob screamed abuse

verb

Make (someone) very angry.

Usage examples:

The students were enraged at these new rules

verb

Past simple and past participle of enrage

Usage examples:

Plans to build a new nightclub in the neighbourhood have enraged local residents., he was enraged a…

adjective

Intensely irritated and frustrated.

Usage examples:

An exasperated expression

verb

Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.

Usage examples:

This futile process exasperates prison officers

adjective

Annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem

Usage examples:

He's becoming increasingly exasperated with the situation.

adjective

Intensely painful.

Usage examples:

Excruciating back pain

verb

Torment (someone) physically or mentally.

Usage examples:

I stand back, excruciated by the possibility

adjective

Pressing; demanding.

Usage examples:

The exigent demands of her contemporaries' music took a toll on her voice

adjective

Needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people

Usage examples:

An exigent problem, an exigent manager

adjective

Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.

Usage examples:

Extreme cold

noun

Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.

Usage examples:

We represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the old guard, i one of the radi…

adjective

Extremely angry.

Usage examples:

He was furious when he learned about it

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or resentful.

Usage examples:

It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence

noun

Bold and impudent behaviour.

Usage examples:

The bank had the gall to demand a fee

noun

The contents of the gall bladder; bile (proverbial for its bitterness).

Usage examples:

In central ontario, eight species of parasitoids and a periclistus inquiline are associated with th…

noun

A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound.

Usage examples:

The coffin was lowered into the grave

adjective

Giving cause for alarm; serious.

Usage examples:

A matter of grave concern

noun

Another term for grave accent.

verb

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

Usage examples:

Cattle graze on the open meadows

noun

A slight injury where the skin is scraped.

Usage examples:

Cuts and grazes on the skin

verb

To touch and rub against something while passing it, causing slight damage

Usage examples:

The bullet only grazed his leg., [ i ] cows grazed in the field.

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

Usage examples:

The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

Usage examples:

The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Another term for literae humaniores.

verb

Cause pain or injury to.

Usage examples:

Ow! you're hurting me!

adjective

Physically injured.

Usage examples:

He complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight

noun

Physical injury; harm.

Usage examples:

Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt

verb

Cause pain or injury to.

Usage examples:

Ow! you're hurting me!

adjective

Physically injured.

Usage examples:

He complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight

noun

Physical injury; harm.

Usage examples:

Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt

adjective

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

Usage examples:

He was indignant at being the object of suspicion

adjective

Angry because of something that is wrong or not fair

Usage examples:

She wrote an indignant letter to the paper complaining about the mayor’s actions., "your assumption…

adjective

(of strong feelings) provoked or intensified.

Usage examples:

Inflamed passions overrode reasoning

verb

Provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone.

Usage examples:

High fines further inflamed public feelings

adjective

(of a part of the body) red, sore, and often swollen, esp. because of infection

Usage examples:

An inflamed tendon in his right shoulder kept him out of the game., [ c ] tennis elbow is an inflam…

noun

A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.

Usage examples:

Steroid injections can have a dramatic effect in reducing inflammation and relieving pain

noun

A red, painful, and often swollen area in or on a part of your body

Usage examples:

Aspirin reduces pain and inflammation., an inflammation of the eye/toe/ear

adjective

Of extreme force, degree, or strength.

Usage examples:

The job demands intense concentration

adjective

Extreme

Usage examples:

Intense heat/cold, a look of intense joy, an intense 13-week course, he was young and intense, and …

verb

Irritate; annoy.

Usage examples:

It irks her to think of the runaround she received

verb

Past simple and past participle of irk

Usage examples:

The negative reply to my complaint really irked me.

adjective

Showing or feeling slight anger; annoyed.

Usage examples:

The irritated look on alec's face

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

Usage examples:

His tone irritated her

adjective

Annoyed

Usage examples:

I began to get increasingly irritated by/at her questions.

adjective

Causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger.

Usage examples:

An irritating child

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

Usage examples:

His tone irritated her

adjective

Making you feel annoyed or angry

Usage examples:

There was one irritating delay after another.

noun

A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.

Usage examples:

He suffered lacerations to his head and face

noun

A cut

Usage examples:

The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms., the body…

noun

A region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour.

Usage examples:

We also recorded the presence and severity of scabies, abscesses, and fungal lesions.

noun

An injury to a person’s body or to an organ

adjective

Involving the possibility that someone will die

Usage examples:

We were now in a life-and-death situation., a life-and-death matter

adjective

Resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult.

Usage examples:

He sounded rather offended

verb

Cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful.

Usage examples:

17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language

adjective

Upset and angry, often because someone has been rude

Usage examples:

Many staff members were deeply offended by his email.

adjective

(of a part of the body) affected with pain.

Usage examples:

Her ankle was very painful

adjective

Causing emotional or physical pain

Usage examples:

The old photograph brought back painful memories., a painful injury forced her to withdraw from the…

adjective

Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.

Usage examples:

The parlous state of the economy

adverb

Greatly or excessively.

Usage examples:

She is parlous handsome

adjective

Very bad, dangerous, or uncertain

Usage examples:

Relations between the two countries have been in a parlous state for some time., i'd like to buy a …

adjective

Requiring quick or immediate action or attention.

Usage examples:

Inflation was the most pressing problem

noun

An act or instance of applying force or weight to something.

Usage examples:

Pure-grade olive oil is the product of the second or third pressings

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

adjective

(of food) not cooked.

Usage examples:

Raw eggs

adjective

Of a colour at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies.

Usage examples:

Her red lips

noun

Red colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

Their work is marked in red by the teacher

prefix

Variant spelling of re- before a vowel (as in redolent ).

verb

Make or become red.

Usage examples:

Bare arms reddened by sun and wind

verb

Past simple and past participle of redden

Usage examples:

His face reddened with embarrassment.

verb

Drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

Usage examples:

Remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them

noun

An act or sound of scraping.

Usage examples:

He heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock

verb

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

adjective

Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences.

Usage examples:

The new method of protein detection was more sensitive than earlier ones

noun

A person who is believed to respond to paranormal influences.

Usage examples:

Thus, the positive results demonstrated by the sensitives do not appear to have resulted from ubiqu…

adjective

Having or showing awareness and understanding, esp. of other people’s feelings and needs

Usage examples:

My experience made me very sensitive to the suffering of others., tom is extremely sensitive about …

adjective

Demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.

Usage examples:

Marriage is a serious matter

adjective

Not joking; not intended to amuse

Usage examples:

You can never tell when he’s serious., that’s an interesting job offer – i’d give it serious consid…

noun

The fact or sensation of feeling a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Ammonia can cause smarting of the eyes and breathing difficulties

adjective

(of part of the body) feeling a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Susan rubbed her smarting eyes

verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

Usage examples:

Her legs were scratched and smarting

adjective

Having a sting; capable of wounding or piercing with a sting.

Usage examples:

A swarm of stinging insects

verb

Wound or pierce with a sting.

Usage examples:

He was stung by a jellyfish

noun

An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Usage examples:

Painless swellings may appear in the lower abdomen

adjective

Becoming greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.

Usage examples:

The swelling ranks of irish singer-songwriters

verb

(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Usage examples:

Her bruised knee was already swelling up

adjective

Showing gentleness, kindness, and affection.

Usage examples:

He was being so kind and tender

verb

Offer or present (something) formally.

Usage examples:

He tendered his resignation as leader

noun

An offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price.

Usage examples:

We invited tenders for up to three more frigates

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

A terrible crime

adjective

Beating with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsating.

Usage examples:

Throbbing dance music

verb

Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.

Usage examples:

The war drums throbbed

noun

Present participle of throb

Usage examples:

The propeller noise changed from the normal dull throbbing to a rapidly ascending whine., he was gr…

noun

An open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane which fails to heal. ulcers range from small, painful sores in the mouth to bedsores and serious lesions of the stomach or intestine.

Usage examples:

A common form of mouth ulcer, canker sores occur in women more often than in men.

noun

A sore on the skin or inside the body that will not heal without treatment

Usage examples:

A stomach ulcer

noun

The formation of an ulcer or ulcers.

Usage examples:

All of the patients had a history of foot ulceration caused by diabetes

noun

The process of forming an ulcer or ulcers

Usage examples:

Ulceration of the bowel, mouth ulceration

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

Usage examples:

The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

She looked pale and upset

adjective

Requiring immediate action or attention.

Usage examples:

An urgent demand for more state funding

adjective

Needing immediate attention

Usage examples:

The plumbing in this building is in urgent need of repair., there was a sense of urgency in her voi…

adjective

Very important and needing attention immediately

Usage examples:

He's got to sign that paper - will you tell him it's urgent?, the most urgent thing in a fire is to…

adjective

(of a problem or issue) difficult and much debated; problematic.

Usage examples:

The vexed question of how much money the government is going to spend

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.

Usage examples:

The memory of the conversation still vexed him

adjective

Troubling and difficult

Usage examples:

A vexed question

exclamation

Variant spelling of whoa.

abbreviation

Warrant officer.

abbreviation

Without.

noun

An injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.

Usage examples:

A knife wound

verb

Inflict a wound on.

Usage examples:

The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb

Past and past participle of wind2.