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bruise
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- pronunciation:
- bruz
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
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verb |
| inflections: |
bruises, bruising, bruised |
| definition: |
When you bruise a part of your body, you cause some damage under the skin but you don't break the skin.
My arm has a big, purplish spot where I bruised it yesterday.- similar words:
- damage, hurt, injure, wound
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A bruise is an injury that does not break the skin but leaves a dark blue or purple mark on it.
I got a bruise on my leg where the baseball hit me. It hurts if I touch it.- similar words:
- injury, mark
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| related words: |
wound |
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