Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

The word "sore" can be used as noun, adjective, adjective, verb and adverb.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

forming scab

Derived Terms

canker sore cold sore desert sore fuck sore like a bear with a sore head mad as a bear with a sore head oriental sore pressure sore running sore saddle sore sight for sore eyes sore boob means more boob sore eyes sore loser sore point sore throat sore thumb sore winner sore-thumbish sorely soreness soring stand out like a sore thumb stick out like a sore thumb veld sore veldt sore weak sore

Etymologically Related To

sord

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

infection

Type Of (IsA)

infection

Related Terms

blister lesion ulcer

Related Terms

ache angered animosity annoyed blister bruised buck dire discomfort diseased distress duck excessively extremely falcon gait hawk horse hurting in pain infected inflamed injured lesion muscle mutilate pain painful sensitive skin sorely ulcer very wound

Similar Terms

angry painful unpleasant

Synonym Network

afflictive huffy sensitive

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.