| NOUN | attribute | patch, spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation | a small contrasting part of something |
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| location | patch, plot, plot of land, plot of ground | a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation | |
| artifact | patch | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole | |
| time | patch, while, piece, spell | a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | |
| communication | patch | a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program | |
| artifact | patch, temporary hookup | a connection intended to be used for a limited time | |
| artifact | patch, mend, darn | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) | |
| artifact | patch, eyepatch | a protective cloth covering for an injured eye | |
| artifact | patch, bandage | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | |
| VERB | contact | patch, piece | to join or unite the pieces of |
| possession | patch | provide with a patch | |
| change | patch, patch up | mend by putting a patch on | |
| change | patch, piece | repair by adding pieces |
| Sounds | pae'ch | |
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| Rhymes | attach ... thatch / Thatch: 16 rhymes with aech... | |
| Meaning | A small contrasting part of something. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation | |
| Narrower | facula, solar facula | A large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots |
| facula | A bright spot on a planet | |
| macule, macula | A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated | |
| nebula | (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea | |
| parhelion, mock sun, sundog | A bright spot on the parhelic circle | |
| plaque | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body | |
| speck, pinpoint | A very small spot | |
| splash | A patch of bright color | |
| sunspot, macula | A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere | |
| worn spot, fret | A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion | |
| Broader | marking | A pattern of marks |
| Spanish | mancha, mota | |
| Catalan | clapa, mota, placa, taca | |
| Adjectives | patchy | irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc. |
| Verbs | patch | provide with a patch |
| Meaning | A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation. | |
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| Synonyms | plot, plot of land, plot of ground | |
| Narrower | bed | A plot of ground in which plants are growing |
| garden | A plot of ground where plants are cultivated | |
| Broader | tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel | An extended area of land |
| Spanish | bancal, era | |
| Catalan | bancal, era, erol | |
| Meaning | A piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole. | |
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| Narrower | flash | A bright patch of color used for decoration or identification |
| pasty | (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers | |
| shoulder patch | patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank | |
| Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material | A separate part consisting of fabric |
| Spanish | guarache, parche, remiendo | |
| Verbs | patch | to join or unite the pieces of |
| Meaning | A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition. | |
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| Example | "a patch of bad weather" | |
| Synonyms | while, piece, spell | |
| Narrower | cold spell, cold snap | A spell of cold weather |
| hot spell | A spell of hot weather | |
| snap | A spell of cold weather | |
| Broader | time | An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) |
| Spanish | instante, minuto, momento, rato, segundo, suspiro, tiempo | |
| Catalan | durant, estona, instant, segon | |
| Meaning | A short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program. | |
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| Broader | program, programme, computer program, computer programme | (computer science) a sequence / sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute |
| Spanish | parche | |
| Catalan | pedaç | |
| Meaning | A connection intended to be used for a limited time. | |
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| Synonym | temporary hookup | |
| Broader | connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective | An instrumentality that connects |
| lash-up, contrivance | Any improvised arrangement for temporary use | |
| Meaning | Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment). | |
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| Synonyms | mend, darn | |
| Broader | sewing, stitchery | Needlework on which you are working with needle and thread |
| Spanish | parche, remiendo, zurcido | |
| Verbs | patch | mend by putting a patch on |
| patch | to join or unite the pieces of | |
| Meaning | A protective cloth covering for an injured eye. | |
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| Synonym | eyepatch | |
| Broader | cloth covering | A covering made of cloth |
| Spanish | parche | |
| Catalan | pedac ocular, pedaç ocular | |
| Meaning | To join or unite the pieces of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Model | They patch the cape | |
| Example | "patch the skirt" | |
| Synonym | piece | |
| Narrower | vamp, vamp up | Piece (something old) with a new part |
| Broader | join, conjoin | make contact or come together |
| Spanish | ajuntar | |
| Nouns | patch | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole |
| patch | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) | |
| patching | the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it | |
| Meaning | Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The field was patched with snow" | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Spanish | emparchar | |
| Nouns | patch | a small contrasting part of something |
| patching | the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it | |
| Meaning | mend by putting a patch on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Model | They patch the cape | |
| Example | "patch a hole" | |
| Synonym | patch up | |
| Broader | repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
| See also | patch up | come to terms |
| Spanish | parchear, remendar | |
| Catalan | posar pegats a | |
| Nouns | patch | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) |
| patching | the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it | |
| Meaning | repair by adding pieces. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | piece | |
| Broader | repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
| Spanish | remendar | |
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