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  • 35sore — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ festering (often figurative), oozing, open, running (esp. BrE, often figurative) ▪ This issue is a festering sore between the two countries. ▪ …

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  • 36slums — n. 1) to clean up, clear away, tear down slums 2) festering; inner city, urban slums * * * clear away inner city tear down slums urban slums festering to clean up …

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  • 37wound — n. 1) to inflict a wound on/upon smb. 2) to receive a wound 3) to clean; dress; suture; swab a wound 4) a deep; fatal, mortal; festering; flesh; gaping; light, slight; self inflicted; serious, severe; superficial wound (to receive a slight wound) …

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  • 38fester — fes|ter [ festər ] verb intransitive if an injury or sore place on your body festers, it becomes infected: a festering wound a. if a problem or unpleasant feeling festers, it becomes worse because no one has dealt with it: This festering hatred… …

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  • 39fester — verb [often as adjective festering] 1》 (of a wound or sore) become septic.     ↘(of food or rubbish) become rotten. 2》 (of a negative feeling or a problem) intensify, especially through neglect. 3》 deteriorate physically and mentally in isolated… …

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  • 40fester — fes•ter [[t]ˈfɛs tər[/t]] v. i. 1) phl to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate: a festering wound[/ex] 2) phl to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh 3) phl to putrefy or rot 4) to rankle, as resentment or bitterness: The… …

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