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patch
A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
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noun
A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
noun
A protective cloth covering for an injured eye
noun
Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
“Her stockings had several mends”
noun
A piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
noun
A connection intended to be used for a limited time
noun
A small contrasting part of something
“A bald spot”
noun
A short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
noun
A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
“A bean plot”
noun
A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
“He was here for a little while”
verb
Repair by adding pieces
“She pieced the china cup”
verb
Mend by putting a patch on
“Patch a hole”
verb
To join or unite the pieces of
“Patch the skirt”
verb
Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
“The field was patched with snow”
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Her stockings had several mends
A bald spot
A leopard's spots
A patch of clouds
Patches of thin ice
A fleck of red
A bean plot
A cabbage patch
A briar patch
He was here for a little while
I need to rest for a piece
A spell of good weather
A patch of bad weather
She pieced the china cup
Patch a hole
Patch the skirt
The field was patched with snow
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