wound
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,603 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,333 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) also: lesion
- a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat also: injury, combat injury
- a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wounddeep in her breast lives the silent wound
- the act of inflicting a wound also: wounding
verb
- cause injuries or bodily harm to also: injure
- hurt the feelings of also: hurt, injure, bruise, offend, spite She hurt me when she did not include me among her guestsThis remark really bruised my ego
adjective
- put in a coil
wound in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The cry was balm to his raw wound.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Wounded, she kept the secret of her wound, hung her head, and said nothing.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Ford's wound was not dangerous and in a few days he was able to be around again.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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One foot was wet to the ankle, and a thin strip of green seaweed had wound itself around his trousers.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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They all descended on the other side of the mountains, and wound away through broad plains and by populous cities.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1