Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with wound in American Collocation
wound
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/wund/
very bad
deep
serious
severe
The victim sustained serious head wounds.
resulting in death
fatal
mortal
He continued to fire at the retreating enemy until he received a fatal wound in the head.
not serious
minor
superficial
We were taught how to treat minor wounds such as burns and cuts.
open
gaping
open
Blood was pouring out of a gaping wound.
infected
infected
Infected wounds had caused many deaths in previous wars.
cause of a wound
bite
bullet
gunshot
shrapnel
stab
He was found dead from gunshot wounds at his home.
part of the body
chest
head
leg
neck
stomach
One diver required five stitches to a head wound.
received in a war
war
He died of war wounds in October 1918.
cause a wound
cause
inflict
Police do not know who inflicted the fatal wound.
treat or cover a wound
bandage
clean
cleanse
cover
dress
treat
I was seen relatively quickly and the wound was dressed.
receive a wound
receive
suffer
sustain
She had suffered multiple stab wounds.
die from a wound
die from
die of
He died of wounds received in battle.