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bandage vs adhesive bandage

adhesive bandage vs bandage

bandage and adhesive bandage both are nouns.

bandage is a verb but adhesive bandage is not a verb.

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

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