Crossword-Solution: BRUISE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Bruise | v. t. | To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall. |
| Bruise | v. t. | To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. |
| Bruise | v. i. | To fight with the fists; to box. |
| Bruise | n. | An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| BRUISE | anagram | BURIES, BUSIER, RUBIES |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EREAT
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greedy person
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Sentences with BRUISE (5)
Between Thee and the Woman I will put Enmitie, and between thine and her Seed; Her Seed shall bruise thy head, thou bruise his heel.
Leaning over me was Carthoris, a great bruise upon his forehead where the chain had struck, but alive, thank God, alive! There was no one with him.
Hard looked Ralph on the stream, but howsoever his heart might ache with the memory of that passed grief, like as the body aches with the bruise of yesterday's blow, yet he changed countenance but little, and in his voice was the same cheery sound.
Mark too, what time the walnut in the woods With ample bloom shall clothe her, and bow down Her odorous branches, if the fruit prevail, Like store of grain will follow, and there shall come A mighty winnowing-time with mighty heat; But if the shade with wealth of leaves abound, Vainly your threshing-floor will bruise the stalks Rich but in chaff.
How was he to work, while on the other side of the door she sat with that volume in her hand? The door did not shut her out--he saw her distinctly, felt her close to him in a contact as painful as the pressure on a bruise.
Quotes with BRUISE (3)
I look at you and see all the ways a soul can bruise, and I wish I could sink my hands into your flesh and light lanterns along your spine so you know that there's nothing but light when I see you.
What are you thinking?" he asks. I know Gage hates it when I cry - he is completely undone by the sight of tears - so I blink hard against the sting. "I'm thinking how thankful I am for everything," I say, "even the bad stuff. Every sleepless night, every second of being lonely, every time the car broke down, every wad of gum on my shoe, every late bill and losing lottery ticket and bruise and broken dish and piece of burnt toast." His voice is soft. "Why, darlin'?""Because it all led me here to you.
Let me say right here, if I haven't made it clear, that I have seen as many pale, naked old-man parts in the last twenty-four hours to bruise my delicate psyche for a lifetime, so don't be surprised if you someday find me wandering the moors at midnight, a crazed look in my eye, babbling about albino Tater Tots nesting in Brillo pads and being pursued by sagging man ass, because that shit can happen when you've been traumatized.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 42 times in crossword archives (1960–2024).