sores

noun

plural of sore
1
as in swellings

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as in warts

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  1. swellings
  2. welts
  3. aches
  4. pains
Noun
  • Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Definition of swellings
Noun
  • Some people develop itchy red welts a day or so later, but others have no reaction.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Definition of welts
Noun
  • Shohei Ohtani returned to the top of the Dodgers’ lineup Monday after four days off to address lingering aches, as the club effectively pauses its pitching program for the two-way star.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At night, the fibromyalgia causes Lukas to wake up crying from muscle aches.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of aches
Noun
  • If 2024 was the growing-pains season, when Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese entered as rookies and were still paid around $75,000, 2025 was defined by impending CBA negotiations.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • West Nile symptoms A full 80% of those infected may not show symptoms, but 20% have flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, rash or fatigue.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pains
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