patches
Definitions
Noun
- A small contrasting part of something
- A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- A piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
- A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- A short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
- A connection intended to be used for a limited time
- Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- A protective cloth covering for an injured eye
- A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
Verb
- To join or unite the pieces of
- Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
- Mend by putting a patch on
- Repair by adding pieces
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "patches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patches | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | dispatches | 3 | 3 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "patches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pieces | 2 | 92 |
| 2 | pages | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | passes | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | speeches | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | spaces | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | spouses | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | pushes | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | spices | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | pauses | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | pouches | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | peaches | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | poses | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | epeda's | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | panas | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | papas | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | pariahs | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | parras | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pena's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | perras | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | peta's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | picas | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "patches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patchen | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | paths | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | matches | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | patch | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | paces | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | pitches | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | patched | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | watches | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | apaches | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | dispatches | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | catches | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | watchers | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | peaches | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | latches | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | aches | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | pastiches | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | hatches | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | batches | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pathe | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | pates | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "patches" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "patches" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "patches" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "patches".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pitches | 2 | 6 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 13
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 21
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Tampa Bay Rays will wear patches stitched with pieces of wrecked Tropicana Field roof
Mar 19, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 19, 2026 The New York Times
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Mar 17, 2026 EL PAÍS English
Mar 17, 2026 EL PAÍS English
Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware
Feb 12, 2026 theregister.com
Feb 12, 2026 theregister.com
Microsoft Patches 59 Vulnerabilities Including Six Actively Exploited Zero-Days
Feb 11, 2026 The Hacker News
Feb 11, 2026 The Hacker News