nebula (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
splash the act of scattering water about haphazardly
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"
sunspot,
macula 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
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a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
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
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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"
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A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
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A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
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A repair intended to be used for a limited time; differs from previous usage in that it is intended to be a temporary fix and the size of the repair is irrelevant. This usage can mean that the repair is temporary because it is an early but necessary step in the process of properly, completely repairing something.
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A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else location, time, size.
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A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck to heighten beauty; as in, imitation beauty mark.
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A piece of material used to cover a wound.
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A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
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A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
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A patch file, a file used for input to a patch program or that describes changes made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug.
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A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
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A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
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A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.
Verb
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To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat.
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To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
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To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
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To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
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A temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
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To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; – generally with up; as, to patch up a truce.
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To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence.
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To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
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To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
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To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.