compress cotton

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• compress — compressible, adj. compressibly, adv. compressingly, adv. v. /keuhm pres /; n. /kom pres/, v.t. 1. to press together; force into less space. 2. to cause to become a solid mass: to compress cotton into bales. 3. to condense, shorten, or abbreviate …   Universalium

• compress — com•press v. [[t]kəmˈprɛs[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkɒm prɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to press or squeeze together; force into less space 2) to cause to become a solid mass: to compress cotton into bales[/ex] 3) cvb to condense, shorten, or abbreviate: The book was… …   From formal English to slang

• Cotton Press (Tarboro, North Carolina) — Cotton Press U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• compress — [kəm pres′; ] for n. [ käm′pres΄] vt. [ME compressen < OFr compresser < LL compressare < L compressus, pp. of comprimere, to squeeze < com , together + premere, to PRESS1] to press together; make more compact by or as by pressure n. 1 …   English World dictionary

• Cotton Press (Latta, South Carolina) — Early Cotton Press U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• compress — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, bear, binder, bob, boil down, brace, capsulize, cast, cataplasm, circumscribe, clamp, clip, coarct, compact,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• cotton — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Aralac, Avisco, Axminster, Band Aid, Celanese, Chemstrand, Dacron, Dynel, Georgette, Harris Tweed, Lastex, Leatherette, Manila, Orlon, Qiana, Revolite, Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, acetate, acetate …   Moby Thesaurus

• compress — verb (t) /kəmˈprɛs / (say kuhm pres) 1. to press together; force into less space. 2. Computers to encode (data) into a form that uses less storage. –noun /ˈkɒmprɛs / (say kompres) 3. Medicine a soft pad of lint, linen, or the like, held in place… …  

• contract — n Contract, bargain, compact, pact, treaty, entente, convention, cartel, concordat designate an agreement reached after negotiation and ending in an exchange of promises between the parties concerned. Contract applies especially to a formal… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Band Aid — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, binder, brace, cast, cataplasm, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, dressing, elastic bandage, epithem, four tailed bandage, gauze, lint, plaster …   Moby Thesaurus

• adhesive tape — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Mystik tape, Scotch tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, batten, belt, binder, brace, cast, cataplasm, cellophane tape, cloth tape, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, dressing,… …   Moby Thesaurus