Bandage
Patch
Patch noun - A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body.
How words are described
| old | old bandage | old patch |
| small | small bandage | small patch |
| large | large bandage | large patch |
| huge | huge bandage | huge patch |
| Other adjectives: little, tiny, black, white, giant, medical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Tom Croydon of Blue Heelers first had a bandage, then a medical patch after the station bombing.
Source: Eyepatch of Power -
This leaves only one option, someone is going to have to tear off a piece of their clothing to make a bandage or sling to help patch up that wound.
Source: From Dress to Dressing -
The Dancers are masters of engineering on a level well beyond human comprehension, but are fascinated by seeing humans escaping a damaged ship use the same materials to improvise a bandage for an injured crewman, patch a space suit and make structural repairs to the pod.
Source: Mundane Object Amazement
Cite this Source
Patch and Bandage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bandage/patch
Bandage & Patch. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bandage/patch>.
Patch or Bandage. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bandage/patch.
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