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gore

noun verb

the shedding of blood resulting in murder

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Word length
4
Starts with
G
Ends with
E
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
5
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the shedding of blood resulting in murder

    “he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen”

noun

  1. a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

noun

  1. coagulated blood from a wound

verb

  1. wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

verb

  1. cut into gores

    “gore a skirt”

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he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen
gore a skirt

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