speck vs patch
patch vs speckspeck and patch both are nouns.
speck and patch both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| speck | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| patch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
patch is a hypernym of
speck; that is, patch is a
word with a broader meaning than speck:
- speck: a very small spot
- patch: a small contrasting part of something
| speck (noun) | patch (noun) |
|---|---|
| a very small spot | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole |
| a slight but appreciable amount | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) |
| (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | a protective cloth covering for an injured eye |
| a connection intended to be used for a limited time | |
| a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | |
| 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 |
| speck (verb) | patch (verb) |
|---|---|
| produce specks in or on | mend by putting a patch on |
| repair by adding pieces | |
| to join or unite the pieces of | |
| provide with a patch; also used metaphorically |
Words related to "speck"
Words related to "patch"
- adhesive bandage
- bandage
- bed
- bushel
- capeline bandage
- cast
- cloth covering
- cold snap
- cold spell
- compression bandage
- computer program
- computer programme
- conjoin
- connecter
- connection
- connective
- connector
- connexion
- contrivance
- dapple
- darn
- doctor
- dressing
- elastic bandage
- eyepatch
- facula
- fix
- flash
- fleck
- four-tailed bandage
- fret
- furbish up
- furnish
- garden
- gauze
- gauze bandage
- hot spell
- immovable bandage
- join
- lash-up
- macula
- maculation
- macule
- marking
- medical dressing
- mend
- mock sun
- nebula
- oblique bandage
- offer
- parcel
- parcel of land
- parhelion
- pasty
- patch up
- patching
- patchy
- piece
- piece of cloth
- piece of ground
- piece of land
- piece of material
- pinpoint
- plaque
- plaster bandage
- plaster cast
- plot
- plot of ground
- plot of land
- program
- programme
- provide
- render
- repair
- restore
- roller bandage
- scarf bandage
- sewing
- shoulder patch
- sling
- snap
- solar facula
- speck
- speckle
- spell
- splash
- spot
- stitchery
- sundog
- sunspot
- supply
- suspensory
- suspensory bandage
- swathe
- temporary hookup
- time
- touch on
- tourniquet
- tract
- triangular bandage
- truss
- vamp
- vamp up
- while
- worn spot
- wrapping
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