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pattern

/ pattern /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
form a pattern
"These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"
Type of:
match fit correspond
Derived:
traffic pattern approach pattern practice form shape
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 2
a model considered worthy of imitation
"the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
Type of:
exemplar example model
Derived:
model
noun Sense 3
a decorative or artistic work
"the coach had a design on the doors"
Type of:
decoration ornament ornamentation
Kinds of:
argyle argyll bear claw damascene decal
Derived:
design
verb Sense 4
plan or create according to a model or models
Type of:
imitate copy simulate
Kinds of:
scale sovietize sovietise
Derived:
blueprint design model modelling modeling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a customary way of operation or behavior
"it is their practice to give annual raises"
"they changed their dietary pattern"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
biologism cooperation featherbedding formalism one-upmanship
Derived:
practice apply use
noun Sense 6
something regarded as a normative example
"the convention of not naming the main character"
"violence is the rule not the exception"
"his formula for impressing visitors"
Type of:
practice
Kinds of:
mores code of conduct code of behavior
Derived:
formularize formularise
noun Sense 7
something intended as a guide for making something else
"a blueprint for a house"
"a pattern for a skirt"
Type of:
plan program programme
Derived:
model blueprint draft draught
noun Sense 8
a perceptual structure
"the composition presents problems for students of musical form"
"a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
Type of:
structure
Kinds of:
fractal gestalt mosaic strand
Has parts:
percept perception perceptual experience
Derived:
determine shape mold influence regulate
noun Sense 9
graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
Type of:
graph graphical record
noun Sense 10
the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
"the traffic patterns around O''Hare are very crowded"
"they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"
Type of:
path route itinerary
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
72
Times Searched
2
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match fit correspond exemplar example model decoration ornament ornamentation argyle argyll bear claw