wound

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwuːnd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/wund/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wo̅o̅nd; Older Use and Literary wound)


From the verb wind: (⇒ conjugate)
wound is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past (For senses relating to curving, twining, twisting, etc.)
v past p (For senses relating to curving, twining, twisting, etc.)

wound
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Sense: Noun: injury
Synonyms:
injury Collocations, cut Collocations, scrape Collocations, laceration, lesion, abrasion, abscess, bruise Collocations, gash, tear Collocations, blister Collocations, open wound, surface wound, scratch Collocations, burn Collocations, scar Collocations
Sense: Verb: hurt the body
Synonyms:
injure Collocations, hurt Collocations, damage Collocations, harm Collocations, scrape Collocations, cut Collocations, gash, bruise Collocations, bloody Collocations, batter Collocations, tear Collocations, twist Collocations, blow out, scald, burn Collocations, maim, lacerate, slash Collocations
Sense: Verb: insult
Synonyms:
insult Collocations, upset Collocations, injure Collocations, hurt Collocations, offend, rankle, hurt sb's feelings, make sb upset, sting Collocations, traumatize, traumatise (UK)
Sense: Adjective: coiled
Synonyms:
twisted Collocations, coiled, covered, wreathed, wrapped Collocations, twined, tired Collocations, looped, rolled, curled


wind
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Noun: air in motion
Synonyms:
draft Collocations, breeze Collocations, gust Collocations, gale Collocations, blast Collocations, air current, mistral, flurry Collocations, blow Collocations, whiff, puff Collocations, whirlwind Collocations, flutter Collocations, wafting, zephyr, trade wind, sirocco, foehn, prevailing westerlies, Chinook, Zephyrus, Boreas
Sense: Noun: current trend
Synonyms:
trend Collocations, direction Collocations, tide Collocations, leaning Collocations, tendency Collocations, drift Collocations, current Collocations
Sense: Noun: breath
Synonyms:
breath Collocations, respiration, inhalation, breathing Collocations, air Collocations, inspiration Collocations
Sense: Noun: bend
Synonyms:
bend Collocations, curve Collocations, turn Collocations, arc, arch Collocations, crook Collocations
Sense: Noun: speech lacking substance
Synonyms:
hot air, gas Collocations, rhetoric, verbiage, humbug (slang), nonsense Collocations, codswallop (informal), empty talk
Sense: Noun: flatulence - UK, informal
Synonyms:
gas Collocations (US), flatulence, farts (slang), intestinal gas (US)
Sense: Verb: meander
Synonyms:
meander, twist Collocations, weave Collocations, twist and turn, zigzag, snake Collocations, loop Collocations, turn Collocations, twine, ramble Collocations, swerve Collocations, deviate, serpentine
Sense: Verb: coil
Synonyms:
coil Collocations, wrap Collocations, entwine, corkscrew, curl Collocations, reel Collocations, spiral, twist Collocations, furl


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