All patch synonyms
patch
P p noun patch
- gusset β a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement. Compare godet (def 1), gore3 (def 1).
- incandescence β the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- maculae β a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- blotch β A blotch is a small unpleasant-looking area of colour, for example on someone's skin.
- farm β processor farm
- flowerbed β A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.
- freehold β a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778.
- freckle β one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
- fleck β a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
- lentigines β a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- homestead β a town in S Florida.
- blackhead β Blackheads are small, dark spots on someone's skin caused by blocked pores.
- nodule β a small node, knot, or knob.
- counsel β Counsel is advice.
- lentigo β a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- cicatrix β the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar
- daisies β any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- maculation β the act of spotting.
- moonbeam β a ray of moonlight.
- farmland β land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated: to protect valuable farmland from erosion.
- legal beagle β (Idiomatic) A skillful and adroit attorney.
- daisy β A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.
- legal eagle β a lawyer.
- farmstead β a farm together with its buildings.
- mead β George Herbert, 1863β1931, U.S. philosopher and author.
- lea β Homer, 1876β1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911β12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
- area β An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
verb patch
- get better β recover
- brazes β to unite (metal objects) at high temperatures by applying any of various nonferrous solders.
- fudge β a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.
- brindle β a brindled animal
- clean up β If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- miscompute β To compute erroneously.
- jerrybuild β To assemble a project in a hasty, low-quality manner, especially when cheap, low-quality and/or inappropriate materials are used.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- facelift β Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- giftwrap β to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- brindled β brown or grey streaked or patched with a darker colour
- bespeckle β to mark with speckles
- bobble β A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
- mend β to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- make for β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- bespeckled β to speckle.
- giftwrapping β giftwrapping.
- do up β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- knock together β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- messing β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- botch β If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- muck up β a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.