English words starting with pat

Meanings of Pat:

verb

Touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand.

Usage examples:

He patted him consolingly on the shoulder

noun

A quick, light touch with the hand.

Usage examples:

Giving him a friendly pat on the arm, she went off to join the others

adjective

Simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing.

Usage examples:

There are no pat answers to these questions

adverb

At exactly the right moment or in the right way; very conveniently or opportunely.

Usage examples:

The happy ending came rather pat

abbreviation

Patent.

Meanings of Pat-on-the-back:

idiom

Praise

Usage examples:

You’ve done a great job, and you deserve a pat on the back .

Meanings of Pata:

noun

In indian and nepalese painting: cloth, canvas; a picture painted on a scroll of canvas.

Meanings of Pataca:

noun

The basic monetary unit of macao, equivalent to 100 avos.

Usage examples:

The working capital revolving credit facility may be in either patacas or hong kong dollars.

Meanings of Patacas:

noun

The basic monetary unit of macao, equivalent to 100 avos.

Usage examples:

The working capital revolving credit facility may be in either patacas or hong kong dollars.

Meanings of Patache:

noun

A boat or small ship used for communication between the vessels of a fleet; a dispatch-boat.

Meanings of Patacoon:

noun

Any of various silver coins current in portuguese and spanish territories from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

Meanings of Patagia:

noun

A membrane or fold of skin between the forelimbs and hindlimbs on each side of a bat or gliding mammal.

Usage examples:

They glide, by taking off from a high perch, spreading a special membrane called a patagium, which …

Meanings of Patagial:

adjective

Of or relating to a patagium.

Meanings of Patagium:

noun

A membrane or fold of skin between the forelimbs and hindlimbs on each side of a bat or gliding mammal.

Usage examples:

They glide, by taking off from a high perch, spreading a special membrane called a patagium, which …

Meanings of Patagon:

noun

A member of a south american indian people inhabiting a region in southern argentina and chile, and alleged by early european travellers to be the tallest known people.

Meanings of Patagonia:

proper noun

A region of south america, in southern argentina and chile. consisting largely of a dry barren plateau, it extends from the colorado river in central argentina to the strait of magellan and from the andes to the atlantic coast.

Meanings of Patagonian:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the south american region of patagonia or its inhabitants.

Usage examples:

The harsh patagonian landscape

noun

A native or inhabitant of the south american region of patagonia.

Usage examples:

A family of patagonians

Meanings of Pataka:

noun

A maori storehouse for food, raised off the ground on posts to protect it from animals.

Meanings of Patana:

noun

An upland plain or slope of grassland in the montane forest areas of sri lanka.

Meanings of Patarin:

noun

A member of any of various heretical groups in the 12th century, and (later) those with extreme rigorist or manichaean tendencies, especially the cathars.

adjective

Designating or relating to the patarenes or their beliefs.

Meanings of Patarine:

noun

A member of any of various heretical groups in the 12th century, and (later) those with extreme rigorist or manichaean tendencies, especially the cathars.

adjective

Designating or relating to the patarenes or their beliefs.

Meanings of Patas:

noun

In indian and nepalese painting: cloth, canvas; a picture painted on a scroll of canvas.

Meanings of Patavinity:

noun

The dialectal characteristics of the latin of ancient patavium (padua), especially as found in livy's writings; (more generally) provincial style.

Meanings of Patball:

noun

A simple game in which a ball is hit back and forth between two players.

Usage examples:

Patball is a game played by generations in the school yards around the world.

Meanings of Patch:

noun

A piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point.

Usage examples:

The jacket was of well-worn tweed with leather patches on the elbows

verb

Mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch.

Usage examples:

Her jeans were neatly patched

Meanings of Patch-together:

phrasal verb

To arrange something very quickly but not very carefully

Usage examples:

There is much disagreement, but the group of countries is trying to patch together a treaty on defe…

Meanings of Patch-up:

noun

An act of patching something up; something done in a hasty or makeshift manner.

phrasal verb

To fix the problems in a relationship

Usage examples:

The couple are working on patching up their differences.

Meanings of Patchable:

adjective

Capable of being repaired or strengthened with a patch.

Meanings of Patchboard:

noun

A board in a switchboard, computer, or other device with a number of electric sockets that may be connected in various combinations.

Usage examples:

In the case of electrical machines, this was done typically by plugging wires into sockets on a pat…