| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rodent |
| Synonyms: | murine, vermin |
| Main Entry: | contusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bruise, injury |
| Synonyms: | bang, bump, cut, discoloration, knock, mouse, swelling, wale, wound |
| Main Entry: | coward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is scared, easily intimidated |
| Synonyms: | alarmist, baby*, caitiff, chicken heart, chicken liver, chicken*, craven, cur, dastard, deserter, faint-of-heart, faintheart, fraidy-cat, funk, gutless, invertebrate, jellyfish, lily liver, malingerer, mouse, pessimist, poltroon, quitter, rabbit, recreant, scaredy cat, shirk, shirker, skulker, sneak, weakling, white liver, wimp*, yellow belly, yellow* |
| Antonyms: | aggressor, hero |
| Main Entry: | welt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | red mark |
| Synonyms: | bruise, contusion, injury, mouse, ridge, scar, streak, stripe, wale, weal, wheal, wound |
| Main Entry: | shrinking violet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very shy person |
| Synonyms: | modest violet, mouse, retiring person, shy person, shy thing |
| Main Entry: | vermin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pest |
| Synonyms: | ant, bedbug, centipede, flea, fly, foxes, insect, lice, mice, mosquito, rat, rodent, snake, termite, weasel |
| Main Entry: | weal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | welt |
| Synonyms: | bruise, contusion, injury, mouse, ridge, scar, streak, stripe, wale, wheal, whelk, wound |