Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flesh wound

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: flesh -wound
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"I found him dreadfully bruised, worse even than myself, perhaps owing to the excessive whiteness of his skin, and faint and weak with the loss of blood from the flesh wound in his side, but for all that cheerful as a cricket, and asking for some breakfast."

Inflected Forms

flesh wounds (plural)

Questions

What does flesh wound mean?: 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.

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