sore

Converse of object

• fester: But, left unacknowledged and unaddressed, these issues become festering sores in the relationship between VS and the rest of the industry.
• heal: It is used to clean and heal sores and also to help in the healing of fractured bones.

Adjective modifier

• cold: Repeat cold sores are usually much milder than the first ones.
• genital: Does the partner have oral or genital cold sores or cracks?
• recurrent: About 1 in 5 people in the UK have recurrent cold sores.
• painful: Mouth ulcers are small painful sores that occur on the tongue or the lips and cheeks.

Modifies a noun

• throat: Poor little Annie Davies was absent from school with a sore throat which led to her funeral just 8 days later!
• thumb: They would stand out like a sore thumb at a fancy dress party!
• nipple: I didn't wear a watch & don't have a time, but I have got very stiff legs & sore nipples!
• hock: The only problem Ive had with the cage was with one female who got sore hocks from walking on the shelves.
• boob: No sore boobs at all which is my main tell tale sign.
• bum: A weekend in the saddle had taken its toll, A few sore bums, but we had reached our goal.

Used with adjective complement

• fester: The whole area is like a festering sore, deprived of the healing power of fresh air i.e. open debate.
• feel: Some days my tummy feels really sore with a pain that will not go away.

Noun used with modifier

• canker: Cold sores should not be confused with canker sores, which are small ulcerations in the mouth.
• pressure: Some, like pressure sores, for example, can occur at any time in people who remain immobile.
• saddle: What better way to end than on saddle sores?
• herpes: Licorice in the form of a cream or gel may be applied directly to herpes sores three to four times per day.
• mouth: Beta-carotene and Vitamin E Chemotherapy frequently causes mouth sores.
• bed: Information: Then there was the reader last time who has suffered from bed sores for months.