Synonyms for gore
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : gawr, gohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɔr, goʊr |
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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
- 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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