patch

a piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point.
the jacket was of well-worn tweed with leather patches on the elbows
a part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic.
his hair was combed forward to hide a growing bald patch
the bird has a bright red patch under its wing
a small piece of ground, especially one used for gardening.
they spent Sundays digging their vegetable patch
a particular period of time.
he may have been going through a bad patch
a temporary electrical or telephone connection.
a small piece of code inserted into a program to improve its functioning or to correct a fault.
a program patch that fixes a bug

mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch.
her jeans were neatly patched
treat someone's injuries or repair the damage to something in an improvised way.
they did their best to patch up the gaping wounds
connect by a temporary electrical, radio, or telephonic connection.
patch me through to number nine
improve or correct (a routine or program) by inserting a patch.
had he patched our system to recognize a magic password?

late Middle English: perhaps from a variant of Old French pieche, dialect variant of piece ‘piece’.

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It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
patch is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

German: Bugfix
Spanish: corrección, parche
Italian: patch
French: correctif

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Meaning spot:

Meaning plot:

Meaning while:

Meaning mend:

Meaning eyepatch:

Meaning bandage:

Meaning piece:

Meaning the action or process of reinforcing or strengthening:

Meaning a large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface:

Meaning a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt:

Meaning a light explosive sound:

Meaning a blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something:

Meaning a small round mark or spot:

Meaning a tiny spot:

Meaning a mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance:

Meaning a coloured patch or dirty mark that is difficult to remove:

Meaning a continuous period of specified success or luck:

Meaning a long, narrow band or strip differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it:

Meaning a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something:

Meaning an unusual, typically permanent, mark on someone's body which is there from birth:

Meaning a large blob or smear of something; a splotch:

Meaning a blob or smear of something, typically a liquid:

Meaning a birthmark or a mole on the skin, especially a birthmark in the form of a raised red patch:

Meaning a region or part of a town, a country, or the world:

Meaning an act of undressing, especially in a striptease:

Meaning a number of people or things in a more or less straight line:

Meaning a particular group or set of people or things:

Meaning an area of land, typically a large one:

Meaning a piece of land, especially one considered as part of an estate:

Meaning an area of ground, typically in a garden, where flowers and plants are grown:

Meaning a line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas:

Meaning a plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers:

Meaning a length or portion of time:

Meaning an indefinite period:

Meaning a stage in a person's psychological development, especially a period of temporary difficulty during adolescence or a particular stage during childhood:

Meaning an act of stretching one's limbs or body:

Meaning an intervening time:

Meaning a person's fixed or allotted period of work:

Meaning a continuous spell of a particular situation or condition:

Meaning a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study:

Meaning the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers:

Meaning the area covered by something:

Meaning restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition:

Meaning put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it:

Meaning join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine:

Meaning make, mend, or join (something) with stitches:

Meaning a small round stone used to cover road surfaces:

Meaning carry out (a task) badly or carelessly:

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