Definition of Band aid

1. Noun. Trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters.

Generic synonyms: Adhesive Bandage
Language type: Trademark

2. Noun. Hurried repair.
Exact synonyms: Quick Fix, Quickie, Quicky
Generic synonyms: Fix, Fixing, Fixture, Mend, Mending, Repair, Reparation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Band Aid

band-aid solution
band-aid solutions
band-aided
band-aiding
band-aids
band-saw
band-saws
band-shaped keratopathy
band-stop
band-tail pigeon
band-tailed antshrike
band-tailed pigeon
band 3 protein
band III protein
band aid (current term)
band cell
band centrifugation
band fish
band neutrophil
band of Giacomini
band of Kaes-Bechterew
band oneself
band plan
band remover
band saw
band saws
band sectional
band spectrum
band together

Literary usage of Band aid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of by Duane Hamilton Hurd (1884)
"... Band, Aid. Hod two beautifully printed banners, one representing Bridge- water in hi.Mi, the other in 185G. Accompanying the same procession was a large ..."

2. Famine in Ethiopia: Policy Implications of Coping Failure at National and by Patrick Webb, Joachim Von Braun, Yisehac Yohannes (1992)
"A review of band aid-funded agricultural rehabilitation projects in Sudan and ... London: band aid. Baulch, Robert. 1987. Entitlements and the Wollo famine ..."

3. The Analyst Application by SAS Institute (2003)
"Interest lies in whether those children trying the test Band-Aid recorded fewer complaints on removal than those children using a regular Band-Aid. ..."

4. Innovative Materials and Equipment for Pavement Surface Repairs: Summary of by Kelly L. Smith (1994)
"... Recess: Shape Factor = 1.0, either 0.5-in x 0.5-in or 0.75-in x 0.75-in reservoir (for silicone sealant) Configurations for Fillers • Band-Aid, ..."

5. Lost Crops of Africa: Grains edited by F. R. Ruskin (1999)
"No one took a more original approach than the organizers of "band aid," a project ... With band aid funding, David Harper, Omar Salih, and Abdela- zim Nour ..."

6. Word Savvy: Integrated Vocabulary, Spelling, and Word Study, Grades 3-6by Max Brand by Max Brand (2004)
"Today the line that gets the children talking is "like peeking under a Band-Aid at a scrape." This is how Belle, the main character, describes looking at ..."

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