Definition of sore

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Sore (a.) 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..

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Chancroid :: Chancroid (n.) A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point of a purely local process and never of a systemic disease; -- called also soft chancre..
Blear :: Blear (v. t.) To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral perception); to blind; to hoodwink..
Sore :: Sore (n.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year.
Rasorial :: Rasorial (a.) Of or pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, quail, and the like..
Scansorial :: Scansorial (a.) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust.. under Aves.
Masoretic :: Masoretic (a.) Alt. of Masoretica.
Ripe :: Ripe (superl.) Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc..
Fester :: Fester (n.) A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt matter; a pustule.
Sore :: Sore (superl.) Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation..
Fossores :: Fossores (n. pl.) A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in earth, where they deposit their eggs, with the bodies of other insects for the food of the young when hatched..
Dresser :: Dresser (n.) An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc..
Detersion :: Detersion (n.) The act of deterging or cleansing, as a sore..
Warega Fly :: Warega fly () A Brazilian fly whose larvae live in the skin of man and animals, producing painful sores..
Plaster :: Plaster (v. t.) To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore..
Ulcer :: Ulcer (n.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues..
Lint :: Lint (n.) Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics..
Insessores :: Insessores (pl. ) of Insesso.
Cursores :: Cursores (n. pl.) An order of running birds including the ostrich, emu, and allies; the Ratitaae..
Stuped :: Stupe (v. t.) Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.
Running :: Running (a.) Discharging pus; as, a running sore..
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