Soreness

  • 71rawness — noun 1. a chilly dampness the rawness of the midnight air • Derivationally related forms: ↑raw • Hypernyms: ↑damp, ↑dampness, ↑moistness 2. the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect …

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  • 72tenderness — noun 1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑tender • Hypernyms: ↑affectionateness, ↑fondness, ↑lovingness, ↑warmth 2. a feeling of concern for the we …

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  • 73fes|ter — «FEHS tuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to form pus; suppurate: »The neglected wound festered and became very painful. 2. to poison or inflame the surrounding parts progressively, as a disease does. 3. Figurative. to cause soreness or pain; rankle:… …

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  • 74ran|kle — «RANG kuhl», verb, kled, kling. –v.i. to be sore; cause soreness; continue to give pain: »The blister rankled as he walked. Figurative. The memory of the insult rankled in his mind. –v.t. to cause pain or soreness in or to. ╂[< Old French… …

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  • 75Anger — An ger (a[ng] g[ e]r), n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. [*a]nger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. a gchein to… …

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  • 76Emollient — E*mol lient (?; 105), n. (Med.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 77Exulceration — Ex*ul cer*a tion, n. [L. exulceratio: cf. F. exulc[ e]ration.] [Obs. or R.] 1. Ulceration. Quincy. [1913 Webster] 2. A fretting; a festering; soreness. Hooker. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 78Founder — Found er, v. t. To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 79Grate — Grate, v. i. 1. To make a harsh sound by friction. [1913 Webster] I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned, Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause… …

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  • 80Lippitude — Lip pi*tude (l[i^]p p[i^]*t[=u]d), n. [L. lippitudo, fr. lippus blear eyed: cf. F. lippitude.] Soreness of eyes; the state of being blear eyed; blearedness. [1913 Webster] …

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