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band aid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun band aid has 2 senses
- band aid(n = noun.artifact) Array - trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters; Array is a kind of adhesive bandage
- band aid(n = noun.act) quick fix, quickie, quicky - hurried repair; Array is a kind of fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation
CIDE DICTIONARY
band aid, n. [from a Trademark.].
- An adhesive bandage, composed of a short ribbon of cloth or plastic with an adhesive coating on one side, and having a patch of gauze at the center. It is used to cover small cuts, abrasions, or blisters on the skin, and may be easily applied to and removed from the skin with no additional material. Originally a trademark, the term has been popularly used generically. [WordNet 1.5]
- A hurried repair; a temporary fix for a minor problem."The term has been used metaphorically to mean an
ineffective cosmetic solution , when used on a serious problem." [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
band aid
Ace bandage, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, binder, brace, cast, cataplasm, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, dressing, elastic bandage, epithem, four-tailed bandage, gauze, lint, plaster, plaster cast, pledget, poultice, roller, roller bandage, rubber bandage, sling, splint, sponge, stupe, tampon, tape, tent, tourniquet, triangular bandage
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