Sore word meaning and definition
Beside meaning and definition for word "sore", on this page you can find other interesting information too, like synonyms or related words. On bottom of the page we have fun area, like tarot cards, numerology for these Four characters, how to write "sore" with bar codes or hand signs and more.. Table of Contents:
|
• Letter statistic • Hand signs, morse code • Tarot cards, numerology • Other fun |
Do you like word(s) »sore«? |  |
Meaning and definition for "sore" word
[adjective] (informal) roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"
[adjective] inflamed and painful; "his throat was raw"; "had a sore throat"
[adjective] hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
[adjective] causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
Click here if you Hate scroll, Show all | Too long, show scroll
\Sore\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under {Buck}.
\Sore\, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. {Sorry}.] 1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. 2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy. --Tillotson. 3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity. --Shak. 4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak. {Sore throat} (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See {Cynanche}. {Malignant}, {Ulcerated} or {Putrid}, {sore throat}. See {Angina}, and under {Putrid}.
\Sore\, n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r. See {Sore}, a.] 1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil. The dogs came and licked his sores. --Luke xvi. 21. 2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. --Chaucer. I see plainly where his sore lies. --Sir W. Scott. {Gold sore}. (Med.) See under {Gold}, n.
\Sore\, adv. [AS. s[=a]re. See {Sore}, a.] 1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously. Thy hand presseth me sore. --Ps. xxxviii. 2. 2. Greatly; violently; deeply. [Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. --1 Sam. i. 10. Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard. --Dryden.
Synonyms for sore
afflictive, angry, huffy, mad, painful, raw, sensitive, tender, unhealthy, unpleasant
See also: blain | chancre | fester | gall | infection | suppurating sore |
The fun area, different aproach to word »sore«
Let's analyse "sore" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EROS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]
- |
Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
sore: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven. |
|
Search internet for "sore"
> Search images |
Tarot cards
Page generated in 0.0265 seconds.