Grep  of  noun  sore 
  bedsore 
  cold  sore 
  eyesore 
  oriental  sore 
  pressure  sore 
  saddle  sore 
  septic  sore  throat 
  sore 
  sore  throat 
  soren  aabye  kierkegaard 
  soren  kierkegaard 
  soren  peter  lauritz  sorensen 
  soreness 
  sorensen 
  sorex 
  sorex  araneus 
  sorex  cinereus 
  sorex  palustris 
  streptococcal  sore  throat 
  suppurating  sore 
  tropical  sore 
  tussore 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sore 
 
  The  noun  sore  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sore  --  (an  open  skin  infection) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sore 
 
  The  adj  sore  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  sensitive,  sore,  tender  --  (hurting;  "the  tender  spot  on  his  jaw") 
  2.  (1)  afflictive,  painful,  sore  --  (causing  misery  or  pain  or  distress;  "it  was  a  sore  trial  to  him";  "the  painful  process  of  growing  up") 
  3.  (1)  huffy,  mad,  sore  --  ((informal)  roused  to  anger;  "stayed  huffy  a  good  while"-  Mark  Twain;  "she  gets  mad  when  you  wake  her  up  so  early";  "mad  at  his  friend";  "sore  over  a  remark") 
  4.  raw,  sore  --  (inflamed  and  painful;  "his  throat  was  raw";  "had  a  sore  throat") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sore 
 
  4  senses  of  sore 
 
  Sense  1 
  sensitive,  sore,  tender 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  painful)  ->  painless 
 
  Sense  2 
  afflictive,  painful,  sore 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unpleasant)  ->  pleasant 
 
  Sense  3 
  huffy,  mad,  sore 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  angry)  ->  unangry 
 
  Sense  4 
  raw,  sore 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unhealthy)  ->  healthy 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sore 
 
  4  senses  of  sore 
 
  Sense  1 
  sensitive,  sore,  tender 
  =>  painful  (vs.  painless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  afflictive,  painful,  sore 
  =>  unpleasant  (vs.  pleasant) 
 
  Sense  3 
  huffy,  mad,  sore 
  =>  angry  (vs.  unangry) 
 
  Sense  4 
  raw,  sore 
  =>  unhealthy  (vs.  healthy) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sore 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sore 
 
  sore  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sore 
  footsore 
  saddle-sore 
  sore 
  sore-eyed 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sore 
 
  The  noun  sore  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sore  --  (an  open  skin  infection) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sore 
 
  The  adj  sore  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  sensitive,  sore,  tender  --  (hurting;  "the  tender  spot  on  his  jaw") 
  2.  (1)  afflictive,  painful,  sore  --  (causing  misery  or  pain  or  distress;  "it  was  a  sore  trial  to  him";  "the  painful  process  of  growing  up") 
  3.  (1)  huffy,  mad,  sore  --  ((informal)  roused  to  anger;  "stayed  huffy  a  good  while"-  Mark  Twain;  "she  gets  mad  when  you  wake  her  up  so  early";  "mad  at  his  friend";  "sore  over  a  remark") 
  4.  raw,  sore  --  (inflamed  and  painful;  "his  throat  was  raw";  "had  a  sore  throat") 

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