| patch | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot | 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" |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| ~ speck, pinpoint | a very small spot.; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" |
| ~ nebula | (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea. |
| ~ splash | a patch of bright color.; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" |
| ~ worn spot, fret | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion. |
| ~ plaque | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body. |
| ~ macule, macula | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases. |
| ~ mock sun, parhelion, sundog | a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals.; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" |
| ~ macula, sunspot | a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (location) | 2. patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land | a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation.; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" |
| ~ bed | a plot of ground in which plants are growing.; "the gardener planted a bed of roses" |
| ~ garden | a plot of ground where plants are cultivated. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. patch | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole. |
| ~ flash | a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification.; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to" |
| ~ pasty | (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| ~ shoulder patch | patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank. |
| n. (time) | 4. patch, piece, spell, while | 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" |
| ~ time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities).; "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" |
| ~ cold snap, cold spell | a spell of cold weather. |
| ~ hot spell | a spell of hot weather. |
| ~ snap | a spell of cold weather.; "a cold snap in the middle of May" |
| n. (communication) | 5. patch | a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. patch, temporary hookup | a connection intended to be used for a limited time. |
| ~ connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion | an instrumentality that connects.; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" |
| ~ lash-up, contrivance | any improvised arrangement for temporary use. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. darn, mend, patch | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment).; "her stockings had several mends" |
| ~ stitchery, sewing | needlework on which you are working with needle and thread.; "she put her sewing back in the basket" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. eyepatch, patch | a protective cloth covering for an injured eye. |
| ~ cloth covering | a covering made of cloth. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. bandage, patch | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body. |
| ~ adhesive bandage | bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive. |
| ~ capeline bandage | bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap. |
| ~ plaster bandage, plaster cast, cast | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal. |
| ~ compression bandage, tourniquet | bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure. |
| ~ medical dressing, dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore. |
| ~ elastic bandage | a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure. |
| ~ four-tailed bandage | a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head. |
| ~ gauze, gauze bandage | (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings. |
| ~ immovable bandage | a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied. |
| ~ oblique bandage | a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb. |
| ~ roller bandage | bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application. |
| ~ scarf bandage, triangular bandage, sling | bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck. |
| ~ suspensory, suspensory bandage | a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast). |
| ~ swathe, wrapping | an enveloping bandage. |
| ~ truss | (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure. |
| v. (contact) | 10. patch, piece | to join or unite the pieces of.; "patch the skirt" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ vamp, vamp up | piece (something old) with a new part.; "vamp up an old speech" |
| v. (possession) | 11. patch | provide with a patch; also used metaphorically.; "The field was patched with snow" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (change) | 12. patch, patch up | mend by putting a patch on.; "patch a hole" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| v. (change) | 13. patch, piece | repair by adding pieces.; "She pieced the china cup" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| caulk | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. caulk, caulking | a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight. |
| ~ sealant, sealer | a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface). |
| v. (contact) | 2. calk, caulk | seal with caulking.; "caulk the window" |
| ~ seal, seal off | make tight; secure against leakage.; "seal the windows" |
| plaster | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings. |
| ~ finish coat, finishing coat | the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings.; "we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat" |
| ~ mixture | (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding). |
| ~ covering material | a material used by builders to cover surfaces. |
| ~ grout | a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork. |
| ~ parget, pargeting, pargetting | plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys. |
| ~ roughcast | a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls. |
| ~ spackle, spackling compound | powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster. |
| ~ stucco | a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces. |
| n. (substance) | 2. plaster, plaster of paris | any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs. |
| ~ gesso | gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared). |
| ~ gypsum | a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris). |
| ~ calcium sulfate, calcium sulphate | a white salt (CaSO4). |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cataplasm, plaster, poultice | a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.. |
| ~ medical dressing, dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore. |
| ~ mustard plaster, sinapism | a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. plaster, plasterwork | a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling).; "there were cracks in the plaster" |
| ~ pargetry, pargeting, pargetting | ornamental plasterwork. |
| ~ surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary.; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. adhesive plaster, plaster, sticking plaster | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds. |
| ~ adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive. |
| ~ court plaster | a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds. |
| v. (contact) | 6. plaster, plaster over, stick on | apply a heavy coat to. |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 7. beplaster, plaster | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on.; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| ~ plaster | affix conspicuously.; "She plastered warnings all over the wall" |
| v. (contact) | 8. plaster | affix conspicuously.; "She plastered warnings all over the wall" |
| ~ affix, stick on | attach to.; "affix the seal here" |
| ~ beplaster, plaster | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on.; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco" |
| v. (contact) | 9. plaster | apply a plaster cast to.; "plaster the broken arm" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 10. daub, plaster | coat with plaster.; "daub the wall" |
| ~ masonry | the craft of a mason. |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| ~ daub | apply to a surface.; "daub paint onto the wall" |
| ~ render-set | cover with two coats of plaster.; "render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth" |
| ~ parget | apply ornamental plaster to. |
| ~ roughcast | apply roughcast to.; "roughcast a wall" |
| ~ mud | plaster with mud. |
| ~ mortar | plaster with mortar.; "mortar the wall" |
| v. (body) | 11. plaster, poultice | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance. |
| ~ practice of medicine, medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
| ~ dress | apply a bandage or medication to.; "dress the victim's wounds" |
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