patching

Speech parts

1. patching - Noun

2. patching - Verb

Meaning

of Patch

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amendment cobble plastering piece connection repair compensation correction cure fix patch adjustment altering stitch fixing
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Antonyms

remain prevent blight damage maintain destroy
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Hypernyms

repair fix fixing fixture reparation mend

Phrases with the word

patching needle emergency patching patching assembly patching box patching device patching hub

Anagrams

nightcap

Examples

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks. Warren Buffett

It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian. John Updike

The main reason for the failure of the modern medical science is that it is dealing with results and not causes. Nothing more than the patching up of those attacked and the burying of those who are slain, without a thought being given to the real strong hold. Edward Bach

A revolutionary moment in the world's history is a time for revolutions, not for patching. William Beveridge

Bad is the sack that will not bear patching. Italian Proverb

Patching makes a garment last long.. Yoruba Proverb

Close letter words and terms

patchily Patchin patchiness patching assembly patching bay patching box