Standard Lemma guide

gored

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɡɔɹd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɔːd/
  • gōrd rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /ɡo(ː)ɹd/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /ɡoəd/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
  • homophone: gourd
  • homophone: gaud (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
  • homophone: god (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger, cot–caught merger)
  • CMU ARPABET: G AO1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a gore or gores.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles

Examples

  • a four-gored skirt

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of gore

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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