bandage vs truss

truss vs bandage

bandage and truss both are nouns.

bandage and truss both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bandage	Yes	No	Yes	No
truss	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, truss is a hyponym of bandage; that is, truss 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
truss: (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure

Other hyponyms of bandage include adhesive bandage, capeline bandage, cast, plaster bandage, plaster cast, compression bandage, tourniquet, elastic bandage, four-tailed bandage, immovable bandage, oblique bandage, roller bandage, scarf bandage, sling, triangular bandage, suspensory, suspensory bandage, swathe, wrapping.

bandage (noun)	truss (noun)
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body	a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
	(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
	(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

bandage (verb)	truss (verb)
dress by covering or binding	support structurally
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose	tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
	secure with or as if with ropes

Difference between bandage and truss

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