PLEDGETS Synonyms

• a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

• make more compact by or as if by pressing

• squeeze or press together

• savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

• a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

• making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

• a cloth covering for a wound or sore

• processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather

• the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

• the act of applying a bandage

• a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

• the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

• a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

• a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

• a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

• temporary living quarters

• the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

• add details to

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• line or stuff with soft material

• add padding to

• implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

• cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

• wash with a swab or a mop

• apply (usually a liquid) to a surface