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Type Words
Synonyms dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot
Type of marking
Has types macule, facula, pinpoint, plaque, solar facula, speck, splash, sundog, sunspot, worn spot, macula, parhelion, fret, mock sun, nebula
Derivation patchy


a patch of clouds.
patches of thin ice.
Type Words
Synonyms temporary hookup
Type of connective, connector, contrivance, lash-up, connexion, connecter, connection
Type Words
Synonyms piece
Type of restore, touch on, bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, repair, mend
Type Words
Synonyms eyepatch
Type of cloth covering
Type Words
Synonyms darn, mend
Type of sewing, stitchery
Type Words
Synonyms bandage
Type of medical dressing, dressing
Has types adhesive bandage, capeline bandage, cast, compression bandage, elastic bandage, four-tailed bandage, immovable bandage, oblique bandage, plaster bandage, plaster cast, roller bandage, scarf bandage, sling, suspensory, suspensory bandage, swathe, tourniquet, triangular bandage, truss, wrapping
Type Words
Synonyms piece, spell, while
Type of time
Has types cold snap, snap, hot spell, cold spell


a patch of bad weather.
Type Words
Synonyms plot, plot of ground, plot of land
Type of tract, parcel, piece of ground, piece of land, parcel of land
Has types bed, garden


a cabbage patch.
a briar patch.
Type Words
Synonyms patch up
Type of bushel, fix, touch on, furbish up, doctor, restore, repair, mend
Derivation patching


patch a hole.
Type Words
Synonyms piece
Type of conjoin, join
Has types vamp, vamp up
Derivation patching


patch the skirt.
Type Words
Type of piece of cloth, piece of material
Has types shoulder patch, flash, pasty
Type Words
Type of computer program, computer programme, program, programme
Type Words
Type of render, provide, furnish, supply
Derivation patching


The field was patched with snow.

Examples of patch

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In the 1980s, the patch had become a soccer field for the neighborhood children.
From the online.wsj.com
Hey, it might not patch the hole but it will dull the pain, if only momentarily.
From the dailyherald.com
The farm also features a huge pumpkin patch with 25,000 pumpkins to choose from.
From the dailyherald.com
No one pays $25 an acre to lease a patch of woods strictly for squirrel hunting.
From the chron.com
On their chests, they have a large red patch of skin shaped like a dolphin tail.
From the independent.co.uk
The appearance can vary from a flat pink patch to a massive, red, raised plaque.
From the stltoday.com
I ended up staying with some old school friends and rented a patch on the floor.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Sand the finished patch as smooth as possible, then prime the patch and repaint.
From the sacbee.com
Massively over-hyped band recover from dodgy patch to become simply a good band.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • 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"
  • To join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"
  • Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow"
  • Plot: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
  • Mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"
  • A piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
  • A patch is a piece of software designed to fix problems with, or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, and improving the usability or performance. ...
  • A cutaneous condition is any medical condition that affects the integumentary systemu2014the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this system is as a barrier against the external environment.
  • The Blue Peter pets are the animals who regularly appear on the BBC children's television series Blue Peter. For 27 years, when not on TV, these pets were often looked after by Blue Peter's long-standing pet keeper, Edith Menezes who died in 1994. ...