Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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contrivance | Yes | No | No | No |
patch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
contrivance (noun) | patch (noun) |
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the act of devising something | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole |
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) |
any improvised arrangement for temporary use | a protective cloth covering for an injured eye |
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | a connection intended to be used for a limited time |
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body |
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. | a small contrasting part of something |
a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program | |
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation | |
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition |
contrivance (verb) | patch (verb) |
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mend by putting a patch on | |
repair by adding pieces | |
to join or unite the pieces of | |
provide with a patch; also used metaphorically |