| bedsore | | |
| n. (state) | 1. bedsore, decubitus ulcer, pressure sore | a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients). |
| ~ ulcer, ulceration | a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue. |
| gall | | |
| n. (state) | 1. gall, saddle sore | an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle. |
| ~ animal disease | a disease that typically does not affect human beings. |
| n. (state) | 2. gall | a skin sore caused by chafing. |
| ~ sore | an open skin infection. |
| ~ saddle sore | sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle. |
| n. (plant) | 3. gall | abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury. |
| ~ plant tissue | the tissue of a plant. |
| ~ oak apple | oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp. |
| n. (feeling) | 4. bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. |
| ~ ill will, enmity, hostility | the feeling of a hostile person.; "he could no longer contain his hostility" |
| ~ heartburning | intense resentment.; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals" |
| ~ huffishness, sulkiness | a feeling of sulky resentment. |
| ~ grievance, grudge, score | a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" |
| ~ enviousness, envy | a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another. |
| n. (body) | 5. bile, gall | a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats. |
| ~ digestive fluid, digestive juice | secretions that aid digestion. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties. |
| ~ rudeness, discourtesy | a manner that is rude and insulting. |
| ~ chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah | (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity. |
| v. (perception) | 7. chafe, fret, gall | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing. |
| ~ irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
| v. (emotion) | 8. gall, irk | irritate or vex.; "It galls me that we lost the suit" |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
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