Wheal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small swelling on the skin, as from an insect bite, that usually itches or burns.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
  • n. A mine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pustule; a whelk.
  • n. A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.
  • n. Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.
  • n. A mine.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A pimple; a pustule.
  • n. Specifically An elevation of the skin, of varying size, usually elongated in form, caused by a stroke, as of a rod or whip, or constituting an eruption, as that of urticaria. See urticaria.
  • To produce a wheal upon.
  • To suppurate; form a sore or pustule.
  • n. A mine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    harm    hurt    trauma    injury   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pustule    whelk    weal    wale    mine    welt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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