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gauze

/ɡɔːz/

Meanings
noun
A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.

Examples :

"The doctor wrapped the injured finger in soft gauze. "
medicine material

Related Words

Illustration dressing

dressing noun

/ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/

Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

"The doctor applied a sterile dressing to the child's scraped knee. "

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration injured

injured verb

/ˈɪndʒəd/ /ˈɪndʒɚd/

To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.

"The fall injured the child's knee. "

Illustration bleached

bleached verb

/bliːtʃt/

To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

"She bleached her hair blonde for the summer. "

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration mountains

mountains noun

/ˈmaʊntn̩z/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

Illustration surgical

surgical adjective

/ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl/ /ˈsɝdʒɪkəl/

Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.

"The doctor performed a surgical procedure to remove the tumor. "

Illustration wrapped

wrapped verb

/ɹæpt/

To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.

"She wrapped the birthday present in colorful paper. "

Illustration lightweight

lightweight noun

/ˈlaɪtweɪt/ /ˈlaɪtˌweɪt/

A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.

"The lightweight boxing class is between featherweight and welterweight. "

Illustration vegetable

vegetable noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəl/

Any plant.

"My mom planted many different vegetables in her garden. "

Illustration obscuring

obscuring verb

/əbˈskjʊərɪŋ/ /ɒbˈskjʊərɪŋ/

To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.

"The heavy fog was obscuring the view of the mountains. "

Illustration cleaning

cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"