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单词 patchworks
释义

patchwork

noun

patch·​work ˈpach-ˌwərk How to pronounce patchwork (audio)
often attributive
1
: something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts : hodgepodge
2
: pieces of cloth of various colors and shapes sewn together to form a covering
also : something resembling such a covering
a patchwork of fields

Illustration of patchwork

Illustration of patchwork
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Synonyms

  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • alphabet soup
  • assortment
  • botch
  • clutter
  • collage
  • crazy quilt
  • farrago
  • gallimaufry
  • grab bag
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • jambalaya
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • litter
  • macédoine
  • medley
  • mélange
  • menagerie
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • motley
  • muddle
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • pastiche
  • patchwork quilt
  • potpourri
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • salmagundi
  • scramble
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • stew
  • tumble
  • variety
  • welter
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Example Sentences

The valley is a patchwork of family farms. A patchwork of laws prevent the land from being developed. a patchwork system of laws
Recent Examples on the Web Advocates viewed the Nevada law as a potentially more effective tactic than the patchwork of efforts brought to bear so far. Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2022 And because of the patchwork of different agencies overseeing different areas, that means different rules for everyone, sometimes even neighbors who live across the street from each other. Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022 All of our individual lives fit into the intricate patchwork of humanity, where no single path or identity is more beautiful or worthy than another. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 That also helped weaken the patchwork of geographic fiefdoms that dominated Indian distribution for decades. Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 July 2022 Johnson told committee members that the Salvation Army approached the city and asked to help organize the patchwork of services that community organizations and volunteers quickly stood up. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 They are known by their initials: the Northeast’s cap-and-trade electricity market, or RGGI; California’s electric-car inducements, called ZEV; the patchwork of clean-energy requirements across state-level power grids, known as CES. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022 In a collection of photos shared to Lambert's Instagram account, the singer wore a patchwork dress with her signature cowboy boots, and the former NYPD officer wore jeans and a blue plaid blazer with elbow patches. Nasha Smith, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 Almost immediately after the decision was released, protests and celebrations outside the court and across the country began — highlighting the patchwork of laws and restrictions that now will take effect. Victoria Knight, Rachana Pradhan, CBS News, 27 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

patchwork

noun

patch·​work ˈpach-ˌwərk How to pronounce patchwork (audio)
1
: pieces of cloth of different colors and shapes sewed together
2
: something made up of different parts
The farm is a patchwork of fields.

patchworks

noun

plural of patchwork
as in collages
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the state's patchwork of outdated laws regulating commercial activity on Sundays

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • collages
  • jumbles
  • assortments
  • varieties
  • medleys
  • mélanges
  • hodgepodges
  • pastiches
  • agglomerations
  • litters
  • menageries
  • montages
  • mishmashes
  • amalgams
  • blends
  • salads
  • jungles
  • ragbags
  • smorgasbords
  • ragouts
  • agglomerates
  • combinations
  • potpourris
  • hashes
  • patchwork quilts
  • miscellanies
  • stews
  • olios
  • clutters
  • miscellanea
  • tangles
  • accumulations
  • gumbos
  • crazy quilts
  • shuffles
  • mixed bags
  • conglomerations
  • scrambles
  • motleys
  • rummages
  • grab bags
  • jambalayas
  • aggregations
  • notions
  • hotchpotches
  • farragoes
  • welters
  • aggregates
  • botches
  • conglomerates
  • alphabet soups
  • macédoines
  • detritus
  • fusions
  • tumbles
  • muddles
  • composites
  • gallimaufries
  • omnium-gatherums
  • salmagundis
  • sundries
  • oddments
  • ollas podridas
  • compounds
  • olla podridas
  • messes
  • admixtures
  • alloys
  • catchalls
  • morasses
  • intermixtures
  • imbroglios
  • disorders
  • commixtures
  • snarls
  • disarrays
  • chaoses
  • shambles
  • disarrangements
  • confusions
  • odds and ends
  • bollixes
  • dog's breakfasts
  • knots
  • mix-ups
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