Band-Aid

Examples

• All

• On all her fingers were Band-Aids to keep them from getting burned.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The firemen clapped; one of them contributed a Band-Aid from their first-aid kit.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Give him a Band-Aid and a blow pop.

  Bullet to the Head (2012)

• Uh, Charlie, you got a Band-Aid around here?

  The Alpha Incident (1978)

• Go on, get a Band-Aid.

  Jaws (1975)

• I thanked her kindly and then asked if she had a Band-Aid.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I'll go get some antiseptic and a Band-Aid.

  Uncle Sam (1996)

• Basil has a white streak in his hair and a large band-aid on his forehead.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The technician quickly pulls the needle out of Marea's forearm and applies a Band-Aid.

  Fiction book (1996)

• My very first memory is of my mother putting a Band-Aid on my elbow.

Synonyms

B

bandage

vsBand-Aid

126 1.0

A piece of soft material that covers and protects a wound

is for small sticky strips used on minor cuts rather than large injuries

D

dressing

vsBand-Aid

3 2.8

A piece of clean cloth placed over a wound to protect it

is used as a small self sticking pad for minor wounds not general coverings

A

adhesive bandage

vsBand-Aid

1 2.2

A small sticky strip with a soft pad that you put on the skin to cover small cuts

is the brand name for the same small sticky strip used on minor wounds

G

gauze bandage

vsBand-Aid

1 2.6

A thin cotton cloth used to cover and protect a wound

is a small sticky pad for minor wounds rather than a wrapped cloth

M

medical dressing

vsBand-Aid

3.0

A clean piece of cloth or pad placed over a wound to protect it

is a small consumer product for minor wounds not meant as sterile medical cloth

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology