Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "gauze" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

backpack cabinet hospital

Derived Terms

gauze mat gauze pad gauzeless gauzelike gauzoma gauzy wire gauze

Context

medicine

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cotton mesh meshing meshwork net network

Type Of (IsA)

cotton net

Part Of

bandage surgical dressing

Related Terms

wire netting

Related Terms

bleached cotton dressing fabric fence haze mesh metal mist plastic surgical weave wire wire netting woven

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.