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bruise

Letters that make bruise

s, b, e, r, i, u are letters that make 'bruise'

Words within bruise

BR, SE, Br, Ru, Se are words within 'bruise'

Anagrams of bruise

buries, busier, rubies are anagrams of 'bruise'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of bruise

bruised, bruises, bruiser are words created by adding a letter to 'bruise'

bruise is a 6 letter word starting with b
bruise is a 6 letter word ending with e

5 possible definitions for 'bruise'

Bruise as "break up into small pieces for food preparation"

Under this definition, bruise is a verb and has the following properties:

bruise as a type

'bruise' can be a type of crush.

bruise as a category

'bruise' can be a category of cooking, cookery, preparation.

Example of bruise used within this context

"bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"

Bruise as "an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration"

Under this definition, bruise is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

contusion has the same meaning as bruise

bruise as a type

'bruise' can be a type of injury, harm, trauma, hurt.

Types of bruise

shiner, mouse, black eye, ecchymosis, petechia are types of 'bruise'.

Derivatives of bruise

contuse, bruise are derivatives of 'bruise'.

Bruise as "damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure"

Under this definition, bruise is a verb and has the following properties:

bruise as a type

'bruise' can be a type of damage.

bruise as a category

'bruise' can be a category of plant, flora, plant life.

Example of bruise used within this context

"The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"

Bruise as "hurt the feelings of"

Under this definition, bruise is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

offend, spite, injure, hurt, wound have the same meaning as 'bruise'

bruise as a type

'bruise' can be a type of enkindle, kindle, arouse, elicit, evoke, raise, fire, provoke.

Types of bruise

mortify, humiliate, abase, affront, insult, lacerate, sting, chagrin, diss, humble are types of 'bruise'.

Derivatives of bruise

offensive, cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, offense, offence, malice, maliciousness, nastiness, offensive activity, dysphemistic, discourtesy, venom are derivatives of 'bruise'.

Example of bruise used within this context

"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests", "This remark really bruised my ego"

Bruise as "injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of"

Under this definition, bruise is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

contuse has the same meaning as bruise

bruise as a type

'bruise' can be a type of injure, wound.

Types of bruise

crush, jam are types of 'bruise'.

Derivatives of bruise

bruiser, strapper, Samson, contusion, bruise, bull are derivatives of 'bruise'.

Example of bruise used within this context

"I bruised my knee"