Dental Tools And Equipment

noun a thin, transparent fabric used for dressing wounds or for other medical purposes

• The nurse applied a layer of sterile gauze over the wound.
• Can you pass me the gauze so I can wrap up my finger?
• I always keep some gauze in my first aid kit, just in case.
• His words felt like a soothing gauze over her emotional wounds.

noun A device that uses suction to clean floors and other surfaces.

verb To clean with a vacuum cleaner.

• The vacuum cleaner was designed to effectively remove dirt and debris from carpets.
• I need to run the vacuum before our guests arrive.
• I'll just give the room a quick vac before everyone comes over.
• Her sudden departure left a vacuum in the office that was hard to fill.