| bruise | | |
| n. (state) | 1. bruise, contusion | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration. |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ ecchymosis | the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise. |
| ~ petechia | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever). |
| ~ black eye, shiner, mouse | a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye. |
| v. (contact) | 2. bruise, contuse | injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of.; "I bruised my knee" |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| ~ jam, crush | crush or bruise.; "jam a toe" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound | hurt the feelings of.; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" |
| ~ affront, diss, insult | treat, mention, or speak to rudely.; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ lacerate | deeply hurt the feelings of; distress.; "his lacerating remarks" |
| ~ sting | cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging.; "His remark stung her" |
| ~ abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| v. (change) | 4. bruise | break up into small pieces for food preparation.; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ crush | break into small pieces.; "The car crushed the toy" |
| v. (change) | 5. bruise | damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure.; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ damage | inflict damage upon.; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
| carbuncle | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. carbuncle | deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets. |
| ~ garnet | any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive. |
| n. (state) | 2. carbuncle | an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus. |
| ~ staphylococcal infection | an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation. |
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