patch+work

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• patch|work — «PACH WURK», noun. 1. pieces of cloth of various colors or shapes sewed together by the edges: »She made a cover of patchwork for the cushion. 2. anything like this: »From the airplane we saw a patchwork of fields and woods. 3. Figurative.… …   Useful english dictionary

• patch·work — /ˈpæʧˌwɚk/ noun 1 [singular] : something that is made up of different things The valley is a patchwork of family farms. A patchwork of laws prevent the land from being developed. a patchwork system of laws 2 [noncount] : pieces of cloth of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Patch Barracks — is a well known US military installation in Stuttgart Vaihingen in Germany. It is named after Alexander M. Patch.Patch Barracks was renamed from the German Kurmärker Kaserne in 1952. It served as home to the 7. Panzerregiment of the German… …   Wikipedia

• Patch-Through Access — refers to a security clearance used in various applications. According to the application, it may be regarded as a high or a low level security clearance.* In telephony and some corporate/defense applications, Patch Through is a low level… …   Wikipedia

• Patch clamp — The patch clamp technique is a laboratory technique in electrophysiology that allows the study of single or multiple ion channels in cells. The technique can be applied to a wide variety of cells but is especially useful in the study of excitable …   Wikipedia

• Patch Adams (film) — Infobox Film | name = Patch Adams caption = Theatrical Release Poster director = Tom Shadyac producer = Mike Farrell Barry Kemp Marvin Minoff Charles Newirth writer = Patch Adams (book) Maureen Mylander (book) Steve Oedekerk (screenplay) starring …   Wikipedia

• patch — patch1 [pætʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of an area)¦ 2¦(over a hole)¦ 3¦(for growing something)¦ 4¦(computer)¦ 5¦(eye)¦ 6¦(decoration)¦ 7 a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patch 8 somebody s patch 9 not be a patch on somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• patch — [[t]pæ̱tʃ[/t]] patches, patching, patched 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A patch on a surface is a part of it which is different in appearance from the area around it. ...the bald patch on the top of his head... There was a small patch of blue in the… …   English dictionary

• patch — patch1 [ pætʃ ] noun count ** ▸ 1 piece of cloth ▸ 2 different part of something ▸ 3 piece of ground ▸ 4 piece of software ▸ 5 with nicotine ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a piece of cloth that you sew over a hole in clothes, or over a part where holes might… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• patch — I UK [pætʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms patch : singular patch plural patches ** 1) an area that is different from what surrounds it Icy patches are likely on some roads. The male has a distinctive white patch on its tail. There were damp… …   English dictionary

• patch — 1 noun (C) 1 PART OF AN AREA a part of an area that is different or looks different from the parts that surround it: Lost: a small dog, white with brown patches. | patch of dirt/grease/damp etc: Watch out for icy patches on the roads. | patch of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English