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bruise

noun as in black and blue mark under skin

verb as in break blood vessel or beat up

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A different woman living in a group home showed up to a day program with a bruise under her eye.

She had a bruise under her eye when she went to her day program.

Something to soak inNo matter how well you balance and how many pads you wear, you’re bound to pick up a few gnarly bruises as you learn to skate.

This Spigen Rugged Armor band and case is going to protect a smartwatch from any scrapes, scratches, bruises, or bumps that might occur.

This kit doesn’t just help you prepare for scrapes and bruises.

Apparently there was a sex scene that was cut from the film with you and Kate Upton that left you with a huge bruise on your ass?

In contrast to gentle Eva, Naps liked to draw a little blood in bed, to bruise and be bruised in return.

As Obama and others press to raise the federal minimum wage about $7.25, skeptics say such a move could bruise the economy.

So she got smacked and got a big bruise that she was very proud of.

A woman in a cupcake of a wedding dress, with her wedding party behind her, stands against a frighteningly bruise-hued sky.

Many of us had been hit by the balls, but a bruise or a graze of the skin was the worst consequence that had ensued.

Whether it was rheumatism or a bruise or strain he did not know, but by the time he reached the river he was ready to drop.

And he spurred away headlong, his bruise nowhere, one horrible thought mastering all.

Men like me dont bruise— he hesitated a moment, patted her hand, and said softly, guardian angels.

When I came to myself, I was lying on my back in the grass, feeling a dull ache all over me, as from a bad bruise.

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On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bruise, such as: contusion, black eye, blemish, discoloration, injury, and mark.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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