See Also: trawl(medicine)
trawl(2)(dictionary)
trawl(1)(dictionary)
trawl 2, noun(dictionary)
trawl 1, verb(dictionary)
Varicose(medicine)
varicose(dictionary)
Varicose veins(medicine)
varicose vein(encyclopedia)
Varicose vein(health)

trawl 2, noun (oh) and varicose (iou)


trawl 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
an act of searching through a lot of documents, lists etc in order to find something
also trawl net
a wide net that is pulled along the bottom of the sea to catch fish

varicose (iou)



varicose adjective. LME.
[Latin varicosus, from varic-, VARIX: see -OSE1.]
Medicine. Esp. of a vein: abnormally swollen or distended and tortuous; affected with or characterized by such swelling. LME.
varicose veins (the condition characterized by) veins which have become abnormally distended, esp. in the superficial parts of the legs.
Zoology & Botany. Unusually enlarged or swollen; resembling a varicose vein. E19.
Of an appliance: designed or used for the treatment of varicose veins. M19.
varicosed adjective abnormally swollen; esp. affected by varicose veins: L19.