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Bed sore(health)
bay sore(medicine)
Sore(medicine)
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macrococcus (medicine) and sore(2) (iou)


macrococcus (medicine)


macrococcus -->
megacoccus


A coccus of unusually large size.

Synonym: macrococcus.


sore(2) (iou)



sore adjective1.
[Old English sar = Old Saxon, Old High German ser (Dutch zeer, German sehr), Old Norse sarr, from Germanic word repr. also in Finnish sairas sick, ill.]
I.
Of a sickness, wound, blow, etc.: causing physical pain; severe in this respect. arch. OE.
Causing, characterized by, or expressive of mental pain; sorrowful; bitter. arch. OE.
b. Sorry, pitiful, contemptible. Long dial. LME.
Involving great hardship, exertion, or difficulty. Long obsolete exc. Scot. OE.
Of a trouble, affliction, etc.: difficult to endure, grievous; (as an intensive) very great, serious. Chiefly arch. ME.
J. Johnston We haven't cut the cake yet. It's been a sore temptation though.
(Of a feeling) intense, strong, violent; (of weather) severe, stormy. Now arch. & Scot. LME.
Of a person (formerly also of language, a command, etc.): stern, hard, harsh. Now dial. E16.
II.
Of a part of the body: painful, aching; raw, tender, inflamed. OE.
F. Marryat My shoulder is quite sore with the rope. A. Sillitoe His eyes were sore from little sleep. A. N. Wilson She..sobbed till her throat was sore.
Of a person: suffering pain. ME.
E. Blair Curling up..she sank into gorgeous oblivion! She awoke stiff and sore.
Now esp. of the conscience, heart, etc.: afflicted with sorrow or grief; distressed. arch. ME.
Irritated; angry; resentful. Now colloq. (chiefly N. Amer.). L17.
J. Van Druten I'm a little sore at her for letting me down. S. Bellow I'm still sore because he cheated on me. Superbike I'm not being a sore loser.
Phrases: done up like a sore finger, done up like a sore toe Austral. & NZ colloq. overdressed. like a bear with a sore head: see BEAR noun1. sight for sore eyes: see SIGHT noun. stand out like a sore thumb, stick out like a sore thumb colloq. be very conspicuous.
Special collocations: sore point a subject causing distress or annoyance. sore throat an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the back of the mouth, or of the tonsils.