wound

Definition

Examples

The nurse cleaned the wound and covered it with a bandage.

Word Family

Synonyms

• injuryany physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc
• lesionany localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
• traumaany physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc

Collocations

• Easy clean a small wound with antiseptic
  to clean a small wound with antiseptic, meaning to make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
• Medium reopen old wounds during salary negotiations
  to reopen old wounds during salary negotiations, meaning to open again or anew
• Hard treat severe trauma wounds in emergency triage
  to treat severe trauma wounds in emergency triage, meaning to interact in a certain way
• Very Hard lick one's wounds in humiliating exile
  to lick one's wounds in humiliating exile, meaning to beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight