compress compress /kəmˈprɛs/

noun

1. () A cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)  ( compress )
   a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
    He applied a cold compress to the swollen area to reduce the inflammation.
   He applied a cold compress to the swollen area to reduce the inflammation.
   
   

verb

1. () Make more compact by or as if by pressing  ( compact , pack together , compress )
   make more compact by or as if by pressing
    Compress the data
   compress the data
   
2. () Squeeze or press together  ( compact , squeeze , constrict , compress , contract , press )
   squeeze or press together
    She compressed her lips
   she compressed her lips
    The spasm contracted the muscle
   the spasm contracted the muscle
   

 soothsayer soothsayer /ˌsuːθˈseɪɝ/

noun

1. () Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)  ( forecaster , predictor , prognosticator , soothsayer )
   someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
   
   

 ylang-ylang ylang-ylang /jəˈlæŋjəˈlæŋ/

noun

1. Evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental  ( Cananga odorata , ilang-ilang , ylang-ylang )
   evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
   
   

 order Ostariophysi order Ostariophysi /ˈɔːrdər ˌɒstəriːəˈfaɪsiː/

noun

1. In some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes  ( order Ostariophysi , Ostariophysi )
   in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes