Word family noun press pressure pressing adjective pressed pressing pressurized pressured verb press pressure pressurize
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpressedpressed /prest/ adjective → be pressed for time/money etcExamples from the Corpus
pressed• The two main types used are cold pressed and refined.• For example, the photograph on the previous page shows how pressed flower designs can be used to decorate photograph frames.• Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!• Aunt Margaret, frail as a pressed flower, seemed too cowed by his presence even to look at him.• In this way you will quickly be able to find the pressed material you want when you begin designing a picture.• Chipboard and other pressed wood products are made with a resin containing formaldehyde, an irritant and suspected carcinogen. 