bandage
Plural: bandages
Noun
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
- A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
- A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.
- A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
Verb
Verb Forms: bandaged, bandaging, bandages
- To cover a wound with a protective strip of material.
- wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- dress by covering or binding
- "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"
- "bandage an incision"
- To apply a bandage to something.
Examples
- He used the word BANDAGE to patch up his point deficit.
- This new healthcare proposal merely applies a bandage to the current medical crisis.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French bandage.
Scrabble Score: 11
bandage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbandage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bandage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
bandage: valid Words With Friends Word