blood vs gore

blood and gore both are nouns.

blood and gore both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blood	Yes	No	Yes	No
gore	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gore is a hyponym of blood; that is, gore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blood:

blood: the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
gore: coagulated blood from a wound

Other hyponyms of blood include arterial blood, blood group, blood type, lifeblood, blood stream, bloodstream, blood clot, grume, cord blood, menorrhea, menstrual blood, menstrual flow, venous blood, whole blood.

blood (noun)	gore (noun)
temperament or disposition	the shedding of blood resulting in murder
the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets	a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails
the hereditary derivation of an individual	coagulated blood from a wound
people viewed as members of a group
a dissolute man in fashionable society

blood (verb)	gore (verb)
smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill	cut into gores
	wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

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