wounds
/wuːndz/
wounds is the plural of wound.
wounds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wound.
Meaning of wound
Noun
wound (plural wounds)
- An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- The visitors were without Wayne Rooney after he suffered a head wound in training, which also keeps him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1-0 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
- 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.
Phrases with wounds
- axe wounds
- exit wounds
- open wounds
- stab wounds
- dirty wounds
- entry wounds
- flesh wounds
- gutter wounds
- Blighty wounds
- contact wounds
- defense wounds
- hatchet wounds
21 more phrasesFewer phrases
- keyhole wounds
- entrance wounds
- defensive wounds
- tentative wounds
- hesitation wounds
- lick one's wounds
- reopen old wounds
- licks one's wounds
- reopens old wounds
- licked one's wounds
- reopened old wounds
- self-defense wounds
- licking one's wounds
- reopening old wounds
- time heals all wounds
- rub salt in someone's wounds
- rubs salt in someone's wounds
- rubbed salt in someone's wounds
- rubbing salt in someone's wounds
- the tongue wounds more than a lance
- time is a great healer of all wounds
Words that rhyme with wounds
Questions about wounds
- What is wounds the plural of?
- Wounds is the plural of wound.
- How do you pronounce wounds?
- Wounds is pronounced /wuːndz/.
Words near wounds in the dictionary
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