Unscramble patch

Definition of patch

noun:

• a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot", "a leopard's spots", "a patch of clouds", "patches of thin ice", "a fleck of red". Synonyms: dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot.
• a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot", "a cabbage patch", "a briar patch". Synonyms: plot, plot of ground, plot of land.
• a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole.
• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while", "I need to rest for a piece", "a spell of good weather", "a patch of bad weather". Synonyms: piece, spell, while.
• a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program.
• a connection intended to be used for a limited time. Synonyms: temporary hookup.
• sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends". Synonyms: darn, mend.
• a protective cloth covering for an injured eye. Synonyms: eyepatch.
• a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body. Synonyms: bandage.

verb:

• to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt". Synonyms: piece.
• provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow".
• mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole". Synonyms: patch up.
• repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup". Synonyms: piece.

Related words

bed, cast, facula, flash, fret, garden, macula, macule, nebula, parhelion, pasty, pinpoint, plaque, sling, snap, speck, splash, sundog, sunspot, suspensory, swathe, tourniquet, truss, vamp, wrapping.

Words nearby

batch, catch, hatch, latch, match, parch, pasch, patchy, path, pitch, ratch, watch.

Rhymes with

attach, batch, catch, detach, dispatch, hatch, kach, latch, match, mismatch, rematch, scratch, snatch, thatch.