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bite |
a wound or injury from being bitten. [1/10 definitions] |
bobbin |
a spool on which thread or yarn is wound for use in sewing or weaving. |
bruise |
to wound or damage without causing a break in the skin or bone. [1/3 definitions] |
coil1 |
something that has been wound into circles. [1/2 definitions] |
dressing |
a bandage or medicine used to cover a wound. [1/3 definitions] |
electromagnet |
an iron or steel core with wire wound around it. It becomes magnetic when an electric current is passed through the wire. |
gauze |
thin cotton cloth used to cover a wound. [1/2 definitions] |
injure |
to harm; damage; wound. |
injury |
a particular wound or other physical problem caused by damage, such as a cut, a broken bone, or a burn. [1/2 definitions] |
reel1 |
a spool or other device on which fishing line, cord, tape, film, or other material can be wound. [2/4 definitions] |
roll |
any material wound into the shape of a cylinder or tube. [2/18 definitions] |
rope |
several things strung or wound together, in the form of a heavy cord. [1/5 definitions] |
scab |
the crust that forms over a wound in the skin to protect it. [1/2 definitions] |
scar |
the mark left when a wound has healed. [1/3 definitions] |
shoot |
to hit, wound, destroy, or kill with a bullet, arrow, or similar object. [1/11 definitions] |
skein |
a length of yarn or thread wound in a long, loose loop before it is knitted or woven. |
sore |
a painful place on the body where the skin is broken; wound. [1/5 definitions] |
spindle |
a thin rod on which thread is twisted and wound as it is spun. |
spool |
an object shaped like a cylinder with a rim on each end. Thread, tape, wire, and film are wound on spools. |
stab |
to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed object. [1/4 definitions] |
sting |
to pierce, wound, or stick with a stinger. [2/5 definitions] |
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