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compresses

compresses is the plural of compress.

compresses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of compress.

Meaning of compress

Noun

compress (plural compresses)

  1. A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
    • He held a cold compress over the sprain.
  2. A machine for compressing.

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Questions about compresses

What is compresses the plural of?
Compresses is the plural of compress.

Words near compresses in the dictionary

  1. compressed yeast
  2. compressed yeasts
  3. compressed-air bath
  4. compressed-air baths
  5. compressedly
  6. compresses
  7. compressest
  8. compresseth
  9. compressibilities
  10. compressibility
  11. compressible

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