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band·age
 bandage
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- pronunciation:
- baen
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a strip of fabric used to protect or bind a wound or other injury.
The nurse put a clean bandage on the wound.
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| related words: |
bind, pack, patch, wrap |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bandages, bandaging, bandaged |
| definition: |
to cover (an injury) with a bandage.
She bandaged her son's leg.
- similar words:
- bind
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| related words: |
dress, truss, wrap |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to apply a bandage to a wound or other injury.
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| derivation: |
bandager (n.) |
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