1 | noun | a small contrasting part of something 2 | noun | a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation 3 | noun | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole 4 | noun | a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition 5 | noun | a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program 6 | noun | a connection intended to be used for a limited time 7 | noun | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) 8 | noun | a protective cloth covering for an injured eye (13 meanings)

p'ach (IPA: pˈætʃ)

patch (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

1382 (Late Middle ages) (643 years ago)

Old English | Old Norse

patches | patched | patching

dapple | fleck | maculation | speckle | spot | plot | plot of ground | plot of land | piece | spell | while | temporary hookup | darn | mend | eyepatch | ... (total: 17)

facula | fret | macula | macule | mock sun | nebula | parhelion | pinpoint | plaque | speck | splash | sundog | sunspot | worn spot | bed | ... (total: 45)

marking | parcel | parcel of land | piece of ground | piece of land | tract | piece of cloth | piece of material | time | computer program | computer programme | program | programme | connecter | connection | ... (total: 39)

attach | batch | catch | detach | dispatch | hatch | latch | match | mismatch | scratch | thatch (total: 11) (based on typical American pronunciation)

batch | catch | hatch | latch | match | natch | patchy | pitch | watch (total: 9)

(none among common words)

brier patch | estradiol patch | patch pocket | patch test | patch up | Peyer's patch | skin patch | soul patch | transdermal patch | vegetable patch (total: 10)

Patch (US population: 3790 people, white: 93%)

Patch Grove (Wisconsin, 201 people)

Max Patch (United States, 4629 ft)

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (Alice Hegan Rice)

Patch Adams | A Patch of Blue | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

patch.com | patch.net | patch.org | patch.info | patch.biz (total: 5)

Antismoking aid | Flat fixer | Nicotine ___ | Nicotine source | Pirate's eye cover | Quilt part | Quilt square | Shoulder ID | Temporary phone hookup | Where watermelons grow | With 34D, a comic strip setting (total: 11) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

12 (International English) | 12 (North American English)

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