CEFR B1

band-aid

noun

Meaning

band-aid means an adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.
The article uses band-aid to mean an adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the....

Synonyms: Elastoplast, adhesive bandage, plaster, sticking plaster, hack

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band-aid (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈbændeɪd/

Definition

band-aid means an adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.
The article uses band-aid to mean an adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the....
The teacher asked students to find band-aid in the reading.

How to Use band-aid

a/the band-aid (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a band-aid."
band-aid in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked band-aid in context before translating it."

Synonyms of band-aid

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