Elastic vs. Gore

Elasticadjective

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

‘The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.’;

Gorenoun

Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.

Elasticadjective

Made of elastic.

‘elastic band’;

Gorenoun

Murder, bloodshed, violence.

Elasticadjective

Of clothing, elasticated.

Gorenoun

Dirt; mud; filth.

Elasticadjective

(economics) Sensitive to changes in price.

‘Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.’;

Gorenoun

A triangular piece of land where roads meet.

Elasticadjective

springy; bouncy; vivacious

Gorenoun

(surveying) A small piece of land left unincorporated due to competing surveys or a surveying error.

Elasticadjective

Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.

‘elastic spirits; an elastic constitution’;

Gorenoun

The curved surface that lies between two close lines of longitude on a globe

Elasticnoun

(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.

‘Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.’;

Gorenoun

A triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric, especially one forming part of a three-dimensional surface such as a sail, skirt, hot-air balloon, etc.^Wp

Elasticnoun

(countable) An elastic band.

Gorenoun

An elastic gusset for providing a snug fit in a shoe.

Elasticadjective

Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic.

‘Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning, when the force is removed, to its former position.’;

Gorenoun

A projecting point.

Elasticadjective

Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution.

Gorenoun

(heraldry) One of the abatements, made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.

Elasticnoun

An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber.

Goreverb

To pierce with the horn.

‘The bull gored the matador.’;

Elasticnoun

a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

Goreverb

To pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.

Elasticnoun

an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

Goreverb

To cut in a triangular form.

Elasticadjective

capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy;

‘an elastic band’; ‘a youthful and elastic walk’;

Goreverb

To provide with a gore.

‘to gore an apron’;

Elasticadjective

able to adjust readily to different conditions;

‘an adaptable person’; ‘a flexible personality’; ‘an elastic clause in a contract’;

Gorenoun

Dirt; mud.

Gorenoun

Blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become thick or clotted.

Gorenoun

A wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, etc., sewed into a garment, sail, etc., to give greater width at a particular part.

Gorenoun

A small traingular piece of land.

Gorenoun

One of the abatements. It is made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.

Goreverb

To pierce or wound, as with a horn; to penetrate with a pointed instrument, as a spear; to stab.

‘The low stumps shall goreHis daintly feet.’;

Goreverb

To cut in a traingular form; to piece with a gore; to provide with a gore; as, to gore an apron.

Gorenoun

vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948)

Gorenoun

coagulated blood from a wound

Gorenoun

a triangular piece of cloth

Gorenoun

the shedding of blood resulting in murder;

‘he avenged the blood of his kinsmen’;

Goreverb

wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

Goreverb

cut into gores;

‘gore a skirt’;