sore
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/sษห/
English
Definitions
noun
- An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.โThey put ointment and a bandage on the sore.โ
- Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
verb
- To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait.
adjective
- Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.โHer feet were sore from walking so far.โ
- Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
- Dire; distressing.โThe school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood.โ
- Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.โJoe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers.โ
adverb
- Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).
- Sorely.
noun
- A group of ducks on land.
noun
- A young hawk or falcon in its first year.
- A young buck in its fourth year.
Related words
Synonyms
painfulafflictiveangryhuffyunhealthymadtenderunpleasantsensitiverawachingpainhurtingagonizingachyhurt