| patching | | |
| n. (act) | 1. patching | the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it. |
| ~ fixing, repair, mend, mending, fix, reparation, fixture | the act of putting something in working order again. |
| pilot | | |
| n. (person) | 1. airplane pilot, pilot | someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight. |
| ~ aircraft | a vehicle that can fly. |
| ~ aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer | someone who operates an aircraft. |
| ~ stunt flier, stunt pilot, barnstormer | a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting. |
| ~ senior pilot, captain | the pilot in charge of an airship. |
| ~ combat pilot | airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces. |
| ~ co-pilot, copilot | a relief pilot on an airplane. |
| ~ kamikaze | a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash. |
| ~ test pilot | a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them. |
| ~ wingman | the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation. |
| n. (person) | 2. pilot | a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor. |
| ~ gob, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, jack, tar | a man who serves as a sailor. |
| n. (communication) | 3. pilot, pilot film, pilot program | a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors. |
| ~ television program, television show, tv program, tv show | a program broadcast by television. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. archetype, original, pilot | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies.; "this painting is a copy of the original" |
| ~ example, model | a representative form or pattern.; "I profited from his example" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. pilot, pilot burner, pilot light | small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner. |
| ~ gas burner, gas jet | burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. buffer, cowcatcher, fender, pilot | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track. |
| ~ framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| ~ locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks. |
| v. (motion) | 7. aviate, fly, pilot | operate an airplane.; "The pilot flew to Cuba" |
| ~ air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft.; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
| ~ aircraft | a vehicle that can fly. |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| ~ fly | transport by aeroplane.; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" |
| ~ fly | travel in an airplane.; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" |
| ~ fly | travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft.; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" |
| ~ fly, wing | travel through the air; be airborne.; "Man cannot fly" |
| ~ fly blind | fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments. |
| ~ fly contact | fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference. |
| ~ solo | fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers. |
| ~ test fly | test a plane. |
| ~ jet | fly a jet plane. |
| ~ glide | fly in or as if in a glider plane. |
| ~ hydroplane, seaplane | glide on the water in a hydroplane. |
| ~ balloon | ride in a hot-air balloon.; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China" |
| ~ flat-hat, hedgehop | fly very close to the ground. |
| ~ hang glide, soar | fly by means of a hang glider. |
| v. (motion) | 8. navigate, pilot | act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance.; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" |
| ~ channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| ~ astrogate | guide in interplanetary travel. |
| 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" |
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