n
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
adj
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
n
(dated) Abrasion, abrading.
n
Wearing or grinding down by friction.
n
A hand injury sustained during the cutting of an avocado, typically an incisional or stab wound of the nondominant hand.
adj
(of a wound) Having been caused by a piece of flesh or body part being torn off, as in an avulsion.
n
(medicine, usually in the plural, dated) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.
v
(transitive) To dye or stain.
v
(transitive) To mark or cover with streaks.
adj
(colloquial, of a person) Having obvious bruises of the skin, typically from falling or being hit or punched.
n
(archaic) Consistency, form, texture.
adj
Having one or more blisters
n
A blister filled with blood, usually caused by a sharp pinch to the skin.
v
(transitive) To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
n
Alternative form of blot on the escutcheon [(idiomatic) Something damaging to one's reputation.]
v
(geology, intransitive) To become breccia.
n
Obsolete form of bruise. [A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.]
n
A mark or blemish in wood, plasterwork etc.
n
The wound, scar or mark left by the scratch of a cat.
adj
Having gaps or a chasm.
v
(transitive) To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
n
A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively).
n
The formation of small craters, drops or streaks on a freshly-painted or varnished surface if the paint or varnish fails to adhere to it.
n
(medicine) A distinct stage of wound healing, wherein the wound edges are gradually pulled together.
n
A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken, often having broken blood vessels and discolouration.
adj
Of or pertaining to a contusion or bruise
n
a wound, crack or chap in the skin
v
(transitive, dated) To colour (something with highlights); to add small amounts of colour to (something).
v
(transitive, television) To make certain colors so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.
n
(colloquial, archaic) One who makes an ostentatious parade or display.
n
(medicine, archaic) A slicing wound made by a sharp instrument grazing the surface.
n
An external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury.
v
(obsolete) embrew; stain
adj
(obsolete) riven; cleaved
n
(medicine, forensics) Synonym of entry wound
n
(medicine, forensics) A wound made by a bullet or other object as it enters the body, as contrasted with exit wound.
n
(figurative or literary) The emotional imprint of a trauma such as grief, loss, or degradation
n
(medicine, forensics) A perforation of the skin caused by a projectile (such as a bullet) leaving the body.
n
A blemish made by a dirty finger.
v
To have or develop fissures (typically referring to a broken thallus surface split by fine, narrow lines).
n
(anatomy) A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
v
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) Synonym of fleck
n
An injury which pierces the skin and causes bleeding, but which does not injure any bones or vital organs, and does not carry a serious threat of death.
n
A skin injury caused by friction.
n
A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.
n
Material transfer caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces, potentially resulting in wear or binding.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To brand on the hand.
n
(medicine) A traumatic wound oriented tangentially to the surface (of the skin or an internal organ), which creates a groove or furrow without passing beneath the surface.
n
A wound or injury to the head.
n
Any of a series of shallow cuts made by people considering a suicide attempt, or trying out the weapon to ascertain its effectiveness. These wounds are often multiple, parallel, non-lethal cuts.
n
(medicine) Friction of a surface after the application of an ointment, to aid absorption.
n
(medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.
adj
jagged, toothed or serrated
n
(medicine, colloquial) Laceration.
n
An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.
n
(painting) A visible excess of paint marking an edge of a strip of paint application.
n
(pathology) A wound or injury.
n
A spot or mark of mud that discolors an area.
adj
(medicine) Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
n
A wound which pierces the skin (and/or exterior bones), so as to bare flesh and/or internal organs.
n
(archaic, dialectal) Wounds, especially the wounds of Christ on the cross.
n
(medicine) A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
n
(medicine, archaic) A thorough rubbing, as with an ointment or embrocation.
n
A person who perms hair.
n
Any pit, especially one formed as a scar
adj
(medicine) Being rounded, sharply circumscribed, and often multiple in number
n
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A pustule; a pimple.
n
A slight wound; a scratch.
n
One of the linear scars or fissures found around the mouth, nose or other mucocutaneous zones, often as a result of bacterial infection or skin lesions.
n
(founding) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
adj
Having a scar or scars.
n
A mark on something caused by something else scuffing against it.
v
To apply an opaque glaze to an area of a painting to make it softer or duller.
n
(dialect) A callus, an area of hardened skin.
n
(pathology) Synonym of defensive wound
adj
Having or showing smears.
v
(transitive, commerce, slang) To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
adj
Obsolete form of splintered.
adj
Having many splinters.
v
To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
v
(transitive) To discolour.
adj
Obsolete spelling of stained [having a stain]
n
The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area.
n
Alternative spelling of stretch mark [Any of a series of red, irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They usually appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty or obesity, but can also be caused by rapid muscle growth.]
n
(Internet slang) A cut that reaches the dermis.
n
(countable) A livid mark; a blow; a bruise.
adj
(obsolete) surbated; bruised
n
(figuratively) A clump or portion of something.
adj
Of a substance, slightly sticky.
n
The conspicuous signs of artery and vein damage brought on by chronic injection of drugs.
n
A small scar left on the skin by vaccination.
n
(rare) The care and treatment of wounds.
n
(plural only, in triage) Those casualties whose wounds do not require them to be moved on a stretcher but that can walk to medical treatment.
n
A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.
n
A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow.
n
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
n
The treatment and care of wounds.
n
Obsolete form of wound. [An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.]
n
dry friction, rubbing or abrasion
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