tender spot

tender spot
Synonyms and related words:
ache, aching, affront, apple of discord, blow, bone of contention, bone to pick, casus belli, cramp, crow to pick, crow to pluck, cut, distress, dolor, exposed nerve, grief, grounds for war, hurt, injury, lesion, nasty blow, nerve ending, offense, pain, pang, passion, provocation, raw, raw nerve, red rag, rub, shock, soft spot, sore, sore point, sore spot, spasm, stress, stress of life, stroke, suffering, the quick, throes, ticklish issue, wound, wrench

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  • spot — I n. mark, stain 1) to leave, make a spot 2) to get out, remove a spot 3) a grease spot mark on the skin 4) a beauty spot area, place 5) a high; isolated, secluded; low spot 6) (soccer) the penalty spot 7) at a spot (let s meet at this same spot… …   Combinatory dictionary

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  • soft spot — Synonyms and related words: a thing for, affinity, aptitude, aptness, assailability, bent, bias, cast, chink, conatus, conduciveness, delight, diathesis, disposition, eagerness, exposed nerve, feeling for, fondness, heel of Achilles, inclination …   Moby Thesaurus

  • sore spot — Synonyms and related words: ache, aching, affront, algesia, blow, casus belli, cramp, cut, distress, dolor, exposed nerve, festering, grief, hurt, inflammation, injury, irritation, lesion, nasty blow, nerve ending, offense, pain, pang, passion,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • The Tender Box — Infobox musical artist Name = The Tender Box Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = South East Los Angeles Genre = Indie rock, Alternative rock Years active = 2004 present Label = BMI URL = [http://myspace.com/tenderbox… …   Wikipedia

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