📖 Definitions of "Patterns"
noun
- 1
Model, example.
- 2
A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
- 3
A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
- 4
The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
verb
- 1
To apply a pattern.
- 2
To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- 3
To follow an example.
- 4
To fit into a pattern.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Patterns"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| formnoun | (heading, physical) To do with shape. |
| shapenoun | A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface. |
| practicenoun | Repetition of an activity to improve a skill. |
| conventionnoun | A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom. |
| designnoun | A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system. |
| rulenoun | A regulation, law, guideline. |
| figurenoun | A drawing or diagram conveying information. |
| normalnoun | (countable, uncountable) The usual state. |
| blueprintnoun | (architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form). |
| formulanoun | A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result. |
| modelnoun | A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion. |
| approach patternnoun | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport |
| traffic patternnoun | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport |
| alternativenoun | A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. |
| approachnoun | (also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near. |
| approachesnoun | Movements to gain favour; advances. |
| arrangementsnoun | The act of arranging. |
| attitudesnoun | (figurative) Disposition or state of mind. |
| attributesnoun | A characteristic or quality of a thing. |
| avenuesnoun | A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Patterns"
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