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adhesive bandage vs bandage

bandage vs adhesive bandage

adhesive bandage and bandage both are nouns.

adhesive bandage is not a verb while bandage is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adhesive bandage Yes No No No
bandage Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bandage is a hypernym of adhesive bandage; that is, bandage is a word with a broader meaning than adhesive bandage:
  • adhesive bandage: bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive
  • bandage: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
Other hypernyms of adhesive bandage include patch.
adhesive bandage (noun) bandage (noun)
bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
adhesive bandage (verb) bandage (verb)
dress by covering or binding
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Difference between adhesive bandage and bandage

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