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Wound

noun/wˈuːnd/
Definition
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈuːnd/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈuːnd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈuːnd/
1 syllable Say it as /wˈuːnd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
nouna casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
nouna figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); ; ; --Robert Frost
“he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound”
nounthe act of inflicting a wound
verbcause injuries or bodily harm to
verbhurt the feelings of
“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
verbto move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
“the river winds through the hills”
verbextend in curves and turns
“The road winds around the lake”
verbarrange or or coil around
“roll your hair around your finger”
verbcatch the scent of; get wind of
“The dog nosed out the drugs”
verbcoil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
“wind your watch”
verbform into a wreath
verbraise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”
adjectiveput in a coil
Word Forms
woundverbcause injuries or bodily harm to
injurynounany physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
woundnouna casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
woundingnounthe act of inflicting a wound
offensiveadjectivesubstitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
offencenouna lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
offensenouna lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
spitenounmalevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
threadnounany long object resembling a thin line
meandernouna bend or curve, as in a stream or river
curvenounthe property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
windernounmechanical device around which something can be wound
rollernouna mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
rollnounrotary motion of an object around its own axis
scentnounany property detected by the olfactory system
nosenounthe sense of smell (especially in animals)
windnounthe act of winding or twisting
hoistnounlifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
hoisternounan operator of a hoist
liftnounthe act of raising something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Wunde
eine Verletzung lebenden Gewebes (insbesondere eine Verletzung, die einen Schnitt oder Bruch in der Haut mit sich bringt)
🇫🇷French
blesser
une blessure aux tissus vivants (en particulier une blessure impliquant une coupure ou une cassure de la peau)
🇪🇸Spanish
herida
una lesión al tejido vivo (especialmente una lesión que implica un corte o rotura en la piel)
🇮🇹Italian
ferita
una lesione ai tessuti viventi (in particolare una lesione che comporta un taglio o una rottura della pelle)
🇳🇱Dutch
wond
een verwonding aan levend weefsel (vooral een verwonding waarbij sprake is van een snee of breuk in de huid)
🇵🇹Portuguese
ferimento
uma lesão em tecido vivo (especialmente uma lesão envolvendo um corte ou ruptura na pele)
🇷🇺Russian
ранить
травма живой ткани (особенно травма, связанная с порезом или разрывом кожи)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
घाव
जीवित ऊतक पर चोट (विशेषकर त्वचा में कट या टूटन वाली चोट)
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্ষত
জীবন্ত টিস্যুতে আঘাত (বিশেষ করে ত্বকে কাটা বা ভাঙা জড়িত একটি আঘাত)
🇮🇳Tamil
காயம்
உயிருள்ள திசுக்களுக்கு ஏற்படும் காயம் (குறிப்பாக தோலில் வெட்டு அல்லது உடைப்பு சம்பந்தப்பட்ட காயம்)
🇮🇳Telugu
గాయం
సజీవ కణజాలానికి గాయం (ముఖ్యంగా చర్మంలో కోత లేదా విరిగిన గాయం)
🇮🇳Marathi
जखम
जिवंत ऊतींना झालेली दुखापत (विशेषत: त्वचेला कट किंवा तुटलेली दुखापत)
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઘા
જીવંત પેશીઓને ઇજા (ખાસ કરીને ચામડીમાં કટ અથવા તૂટેલી ઇજા)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗಾಯ
ಜೀವಂತ ಅಂಗಾಂಶಕ್ಕೆ ಗಾಯ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಚರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಒಡೆಯುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಗಾಯ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുറിവ്
ജീവനുള്ള ടിഷ്യുവിന് ഒരു പരിക്ക് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ചർമ്മത്തിൽ മുറിവോ പൊട്ടലോ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു പരിക്ക്)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ
ਜੀਵਤ ਟਿਸ਼ੂ ਦੀ ਸੱਟ (ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚਮੜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਟੁੱਟਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸੱਟ)
🇵🇰Urdu
زخم
زندہ بافتوں کو چوٹ (خاص طور پر ایک چوٹ جس میں جلد میں کٹ یا ٹوٹ شامل ہو)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
伤口
对活体组织的伤害(尤其是涉及皮肤割伤或破裂的伤害)
🇯🇵Japanese
生体組織の損傷(特に皮膚の切り傷や裂傷を伴う損傷)
🇰🇷Korean
상처
살아있는 조직에 대한 부상(특히 피부의 상처 또는 파손과 관련된 부상)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vết thương
chấn thương mô sống (đặc biệt là chấn thương liên quan đến vết cắt hoặc vết rách trên da)
🇹🇭Thai
แผล
การบาดเจ็บต่อเนื้อเยื่อที่มีชีวิต (โดยเฉพาะการบาดเจ็บที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการตัดหรือแตกของผิวหนัง)
🇮🇩Indonesian
luka
cedera pada jaringan hidup (terutama cedera yang melibatkan luka atau patah pada kulit)
🇵🇭Filipino
sugat
isang pinsala sa buhay na tisyu (lalo na isang pinsala na kinasasangkutan ng hiwa o pagkasira sa balat)
🇲🇾Malay
luka
kecederaan pada tisu hidup (terutamanya kecederaan yang melibatkan luka atau pecah pada kulit)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جرح
إصابة الأنسجة الحية (خاصة الإصابة التي تنطوي على قطع أو كسر في الجلد)
🇮🇷Persian
زخم
آسیب به بافت زنده (به ویژه آسیبی که شامل بریدگی یا شکستگی در پوست است)
🇹🇷Turkish
yara
Canlı dokuda bir yaralanma (özellikle ciltte bir kesik veya kırılmayı içeren bir yaralanma)
🇮🇱Hebrew
פֶּצַע
פגיעה ברקמה חיה (במיוחד פציעה הכרוכה בחתך או שבר בעור)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'wound'?
The primary meaning of 'wound' is 'an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wound' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'wound' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'wound' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'wound' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'wound' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'wound' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'wound' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'wound' in regular conversations?
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