🇬🇧 Wound meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A wound is a spot on your body where the skin has been hurt, cut, or opened so that it may bleed or feel sore. Wounds can happen if you fall and scrape your knee, get scratched by a cat, or get poked by something sharp. A wound needs to be cleaned and covered so germs don’t get in and so your body can fix it and grow new skin.

My sister decorated her small wound bandage with marker hearts so it looked like her cut had fan mail.

My brother called his paper cut a “battle wound” from fighting with his homework.

I put a bandage on my tiny wound and then demanded everyone treat me like a heroic warrior for the rest of the day.

The doctor cleaned my wound so fast that I barely had time to panic dramatically.

The tiniest wound on my hand somehow made me completely unable to do chores but totally able to play games.

Anna fell on the stone. A deep wound on her knee was very red. Her friend held the wound with a clean hand and said, "Hold still." They washed the wound, put a bandage on the wound, and the pain went down. Anna smiled; the wound felt safer with care.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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