gore

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Gore is blood that has been shed, especially when clotted or dried—the stuff of violence and horror films.

As a verb, to gore is to pierce with a horn or tusk: The bull gored the matador.

A gore is also a triangular piece of fabric used in making skirts, sails, or umbrellas to add fullness. (Capitalized Gore is a surname.)

horn

impale

Pierce and hold fast

  • pierceMake hole through
  • stabPierce with point
  • tuskExtended external tooth

horn · bullfight · matador · toreador · charge · trample · wound · bull · buffalo · rhino

blood

bloodshed

Killing and wounding

wound · gash · mutilation · viscera · entrails · hemorrhage · massacre · butchery

fabric

gusset

Reinforcing fabric insert

  • panelDistinct flat section
  • wedgeTapered splitting tool
  • insertPlace within another thing

flare · skirt · sail · umbrella · parachute · taper · seam · triangular · sewing · tailoring

Categories
Opposites
graphic violence/bloodshed

goregoreless

Without bloody violence

bloodless · clean · sanitized · unbloody · nonviolent

content tone/atmosphere

gorewholesomeness

Quality of being good

sweetness · pleasantness · tenderness · cheerfulness · innocence

narrative technique

goresuggestion

Idea proposed for consideration

implication · subtlety · restraint · understatement · discretion

Phrases
Family

gory, gored, goring, gores, goriness

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13