Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 4 compound words that contain wounds. The most common are listed below. Open wounds in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- time heals all woundsNegative feelings eventually fade away.
- lick one's woundsTo withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat; to recuperate.
- defensive woundsplural of defensive wound: An injury received by the victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant.
- exit woundsplural of exit wound: A perforation of the skin caused by a projectile (such as a bullet) leaving the body.
- open woundsplural of open wound: A wound which pierces the skin (and/or exterior bones), so as to bare flesh and/or internal organs.
- stab woundsplural of stab wound: A wound caused by stabbing.
- hesitation woundsplural of hesitation wound: Any of a series of shallow cuts made by a person considering a suicide attempt, or trying out the weapon to ascertain its effectiveness.
- reopen old woundsTo cause the memory of past trauma to be recalled, resulting in renewed suffering.
- rub salt in someone's woundsTo make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions).
- contact woundsplural of contact wound: A gunshot executed in such a way that the muzzle of the firearm is in direct contact with a body at the moment of discharge.
- defense woundsplural of defense wound: An injury received by the victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant.
- dirty woundsplural of dirty wound: An external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury.
- entrance woundsplural of entrance wound: A wound caused by a bullet or other object as it enters the body, as contrasted with exit wound.
- entry woundsplural of entry wound: A wound caused by a bullet or other object as it enters the body, as contrasted with exit wound.
- flesh woundsplural of flesh wound: An injury which pierces the skin and causes bleeding, but which does not injure any bones or vital organs, and does not carry a serious threat of death.
- axe woundsplural of axe wound: Vulva.
- tentative woundsplural of tentative wound: A hesitation wound.
- gutter woundsplural of gutter wound: A traumatic wound oriented tangentially to the surface (of the skin or an internal organ), which creates a groove or furrow without passing beneath the surface.
- self-defense woundsplural of self-defense wound: An injury received by the victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant.
- hatchet woundsplural of hatchet wound: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hatchet, wound.
- keyhole woundsplural of keyhole wound: A ragged wound caused by a bullet that enters the body at a shallow angle.
- reopened old woundssimple past and past participle of reopen old wounds
- reopening old woundspresent participle and gerund of reopen old wounds
- Blighty woundsplural of Blighty wound: A wound that is relatively minor, but sufficiently severe that one will be sent to the hospital in England.
- reopens old woundsthird-person singular simple present indicative of reopen old wounds: To cause the memory of past trauma to be recalled, resulting in renewed suffering.
Compound words 4
- headwoundsplural of headwound: A wound or injury to the head.
- periwoundsplural of periwound: Surrounding a wound
- stabwoundsplural of stabwound: A wound caused by stabbing.
- forwoundsthird-person singular simple present indicative of forwound: To wound or injure severely.