Synonyms for gore

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : gawr, gohr

Phonetic Transcription : gɔr, goʊr

Top 10 synonyms for gore

Other synonyms for the word gore

stick
wound

Définition of gore

Origin : Old English gor "dirt, dung, filth, shit," a Germanic word (cf. Middle Dutch goor "filth, mud;" Old Norse gor "cud;" Old High German gor "animal dung"), of uncertain origin. Sense of "clotted blood" (especially shed in battle) developed by 1560s.

noun bloodshed
verb pierce

Example sentences :

No mutilation, no gore; just an effacement—prompt and absolute—'there wasn't any.'
Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow

Gore could not see, but as he writhed he knew he was in the grip of the pirate captain.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

But Quirl was heavier, and his arm harder, than Gore had supposed.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

But it did not knock out Gore, and Quirl had to pay dearly for his error.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

Stoddard is coming to take care of that man of hers that Gore beat up.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

Gore was not concerned with the personal feelings of his prize.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

Quirl did not have to hear her cry to know that Gore had Lenore.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

He was dead when he hit, but his great weight knocked Gore down.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

Say, mister, I was just kidding about being one of Gore's men.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

This is the corresponding gore for the other side of the tent.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

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