flesh wound

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flesh woond]
- /flɛʃ wund/
- /fleʃ wuːnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flesh woond]
- /flɛʃ wund/

Definitions of flesh wound words

noun flesh wound a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound. 1
noun flesh wound superficial injury, scratch 1
countable noun flesh wound A flesh wound is a wound that breaks the skin but does not damage the bones or any of the body's important internal organs. 0
noun flesh wound a wound affecting superficial tissues 0
noun flesh wound a wound that does not reach the bones or vital organs 0
noun 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. 0

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Origin of flesh wound

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75

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Parts of speech for Flesh wound

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flesh wound

flesh wound popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flesh wound usage trend in Literature

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