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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare fabric for clothing, covering |
| Synonyms: | baste, bind, embroider, fasten, piece, seam, stitch, tack, tailor, work |
| Antonyms: | rip, tear |
| Main Entry: | mend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correct, improve, fix |
| Synonyms: | aid, ameliorate, amend, better, condition, convalesce, cure, darn, doctor, emend, fiddle with, gain, get better, get well, heal, knit, look up, overhaul, patch, perk up, ready, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, recover, rectify, recuperate, redress, refit, reform, refurbish, rejuvenate, remedy, renew, renovate, repair, restore, retouch, revamp, revise, right, service, sew |
| Antonyms: | break, destroy, hurt, ruin, weaken |
| Main Entry: | patch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix, mend |
| Synonyms: | cobble, cover, darn, do up, fiddle with, overhaul, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, reinforce, repair, retread, revamp, sew |
| Antonyms: | break, damage, rend, tear |
Example Sentences
- If there is enough healthy large intestine left, your surgeon will sew or staple the healthy ends back together.
- No sewing necessary, since not all the students knew how to sew.
- With so much at stake, each country wants to be sure it has given away the absolute minimum needed to sew up a deal.
| Main Entry: | repair |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix, restore |
| Synonyms: | compensate for, correct, darn, debug, do up, doctor*, emend, fiddle with, give a face-lift, heal, improve, make good, make up for, mend, overhaul, patch, patch up, put back together, put in order, put right, rebuild, recondition, recover, rectify, redress, reform, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, remedy, renew, renovate, retread, retrieve, revamp, revive, right, settle, sew, square*, touch up |
| Antonyms: | break, damage, destroy, hurt, injure, ruin, spoil, wreck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach |
| Synonyms: | add, affix, annex, append, baste, fasten, fix, hem, mount, nail, paste, pin, sew, staple, stitch, tag, tie |
| Antonyms: | detach, separate, unfasten, untack |
| Main Entry: | weave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, unite; contrive |
| Synonyms: | braid, build, careen, complect, complicate, compose, construct, create, criss-cross, crochet, cue, entwine, fabricate, fold, fuse, incorporate, interfold, interlace, interlink, intermingle, intertwine, introduce, knit, knot, loop, lurch, make, make up, manufacture, mat, merge, mesh, move in and out, net, piece together, plait, ply, put together, reticulate, sew, snake, spin, splice, twine, twist, twist and turn, whip through, wind, wreathe, writhe, zigzag |
| Antonyms: | divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | stitch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join together |
| Synonyms: | baste, fasten, join, sew, suture |
| Main Entry: | suture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seam sewn |
| Synonyms: | joint, line, seam, sew, stitch |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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