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The correct spelling is sore.
How to pronounce sore
/sɔː/
nounIPA: /sɔː/
Say it like: Sor-e
The correct spelling is sore. An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin. For example: "They put ointment and a bandage on the sore."
Usage Examples
“They put ointment and a bandage on the sore.”
“Her feet were sore from walking so far.”
“The school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.
- 2.Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
- 3.A group of ducks on land.
- 4.A young hawk or falcon in its first year.
- 5.A young buck in its fourth year.
verb
- 1.To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait.
adjective
- 1.Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
- 2.Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
- 3.Dire; distressing.
- 4.Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- 5.Criminal; wrong; evil.
adverb
- 1.Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad).
- 2.Sorely.
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