patch

/pæt͡ʃ/noun
Elementary
1

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.

2

A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.

3

A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.

4

A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)

5

A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.

6

A local region of professional responsibility.

7

A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.

8

A piece of material used to cover a wound.

9

An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.

10

A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing