Laceration

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A jagged wound or cut.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of lacerating.
  • n. A breach or wound made by lacerating.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of lacerating or tearing or rending.
  • n. A rough or jagged breach made by rending.
  • n. A wounding or harrowing, as of the feelings or sensibility.
  • n. In Actinozoa, the formation of a new polyp by the separation of a portion of the basal expansion by contraction of the body.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of lacerating
  • n. a torn ragged wound
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tear    lesion    wound   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    contusion    gash    hemorrhage    bruise    abrasion    fracture    concussion    dislocations    hemorrhages    welt