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Wound

Wound (woond)

An injury, like a cut on the skin.

The nurse cleaned the wound on Vikram's knee.

Wound (rhymes with round)

Past tense of wind: turned or wrapped round and round.

Grandpa wound the old clock every Sunday.

Remember: You wound a thread ROUND a spool; a cut on your knee is a WOOND. Round goes with round.

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