wound
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
Noun 3 meanings
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
“It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.”
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
Verb 2 meanings
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
“The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.”
To hurt (a person's feelings).
“The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.”
Etymology
Noun from Middle English wund, from Old English wund, from Proto-West Germanic *wundu, from Proto-Germanic *wundō (“wound”), from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to strive, toil, win”).
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WOUND at a glance
WOUND has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (W 4 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,726 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with wound
All rhymes- AROUND7
- FOUND9
- GROUND8
- SOUND6
- ROUND6
- FUND8
- BACKGROUND20
- BOUND8
- POUND8
- UNDERGROUND14
- COMPOUND15
- PROFOUND14
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