Pattern - English meaning

verb

Make more beautiful or attractive.

Usage examples:

Pictures and prints adorned his walls

verb

Past simple and past participle of adorn

Usage examples:

The bride's hair was adorned with white flowers.

verb

To add something decorative to a person or thing

Usage examples:

The bride's hair was adorned with white flowers.

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Usage examples:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Usage examples:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

noun

Emotion or desire as influencing behaviour.

Usage examples:

By triggering affect and emotion, intolerant behaviors are set in motion.

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

verb

Compress (something) into small folds or ridges.

Usage examples:

She crimped the edge of the pie

noun

A folded or compressed edge.

Usage examples:

Anyway, hayley has pouffed her hair out into some ‘rock star’ curls and crimps, and she looks prett…

noun

A restriction or limitation.

Usage examples:

The crimp on take-home pay has been even tighter since taxes were raised

adjective

Denoting a stage of english gothic church architecture typical of the 14th century (between early english and perpendicular), with increasing use of decoration and geometrical, curvilinear, and reticulated tracery.

Usage examples:

Fine decorated gothic facades can be seen at exeter and york

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.

Usage examples:

The town was decorated with christmas lights

verb

Past simple and past participle of decorate

Usage examples:

They decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers., we're going to decorate the kitchen next …

noun

The process or art of decorating something.

Usage examples:

The lavish decoration of cloth with gilt

noun

Something added to an object or place to make it look more attractive; the act of doing this

Usage examples:

[ c ] the molding has a floral decoration carved into it., [ u ] some women wear barrettes as decor…

noun

The activity of making something look more attractive by putting things on it or around it, or something that you use to do this

Usage examples:

Cake decoration he's good at cake decoration., christmas/party/table/cake decorations

noun

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Usage examples:

He has just unveiled his design for the new museum

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

verb

The act of working out the form of something

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

verb

Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb

To control or influence directly; to decide

Usage examples:

[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…

noun

A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

Usage examples:

A measuring device

noun

An object or machine that has been invented to fulfill a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A handheld device, a safety device, electronic/mechanical devices, he invented a device for measuri…

noun

An object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Biotech and medical devices, you should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phon…

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

verb

Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Usage examples:

Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery

verb

Past simple and past participle of embellish

Usage examples:

The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves., he couldn't resist embellishing the story of …

verb

To make something more beautiful by adding something to it

Usage examples:

Be embellished with the ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

Usage examples:

The furniture was very fancy

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?

noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

Usage examples:

This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

noun

A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.

Usage examples:

The latest parisian fashions

verb

Make into a particular form.

Usage examples:

The bottles were fashioned from green glass

combining form

In the manner of something specified.

Usage examples:

The masts extend concertina-fashion

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

noun

A person's bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive.

Usage examples:

She had always been so proud of her figure

noun

The visible shape or configuration of something.

Usage examples:

The form, colour, and texture of the tree

verb

Variant spelling of forme.

combining form

Having the form of.

Usage examples:

Cruciform

noun

A person who shows the way to others, especially one employed to show tourists around places of interest.

Usage examples:

A tour guide

verb

Show or indicate the way to (someone).

Usage examples:

He guided her to the front row and sat beside her

verb

Someone employed to conduct others

noun

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.

Usage examples:

The influence of television violence

verb

Have an influence on.

Usage examples:

Government regulations can influence behaviour, but often without changing underlying values and mo…

verb

A power to affect persons or events

adjective

Very complicated or detailed.

Usage examples:

An intricate network of canals

adjective

Having a lot of small parts or pieces arranged in a complicated way, and therefore sometimes difficult to understand in detail

Usage examples:

The novel’s intricate plot will not be easy to translate into a movie., the antique silver teapot i…

adjective

Having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way

Usage examples:

The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair., the tiled floor is instal…

verb

Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.

Usage examples:

She emerged leading a bay horse

noun

The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow.

Usage examples:

Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies

noun

A soft, heavy, ductile bluish-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 82. it has been used in roofing, plumbing, ammunition, storage batteries, radiation shields, etc., and its compounds have been used in crystal glass, as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and (formerly) in paints.

Usage examples:

There's evidence that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium can make osteoporosis worse.

noun

A mark or set of marks.

Usage examples:

The new outfits had luminous reflective markings

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

Noticeable spots or areas on a surface

Usage examples:

One of the fishes had blue and white markings.

noun

A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

Silk fabric that has been subjected to heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a rippled appearance.

Usage examples:

A backless dress fashioned out of moire in the new fashionable colour

adjective

(of silk) having a rippled, lustrous finish.

Usage examples:

Now they carried the 60 feet of pale rose-colored moiré silk to the pit and held them high above th…

noun

Cloth, especially silk, with a pattern on the surface that looks similar to waves on water

Usage examples:

She was wearing a stunning backless dress made out of moire.

noun

A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.

Usage examples:

Mosaics on the interior depict scenes from the old testament

verb

Decorate with a mosaic.

Usage examples:

He mosaicked the walls, ceilings, and floors

adjective

Denoting an individual composed of cells of two genetically different types.

Usage examples:

Three alleles were chosen for the generation of mosaic clones on the basis of availability of cytol…

noun

A decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern.

Usage examples:

The colourful hand-painted motifs which adorn narrowboats

noun

A hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens.

Usage examples:

The smith would pour the molten metal into the shaped mould

verb

Form (an object) out of malleable material.

Usage examples:

Mould the figure from white fondant

noun

A furry growth of minute fungi occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter.

Usage examples:

Mould may flourish unhindered

noun

A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Usage examples:

Tables covered with ornaments and books

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

Usage examples:

A jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat

noun

An object that is decorative rather than useful

Usage examples:

They spent decades collecting these colorful, victorian-era ornaments., climbing plants ornamented …

noun

Decorative elements added to something to enhance its appearance.

Usage examples:

A baroque chandelier with plasterwork ornamentation

noun

Decoration

Usage examples:

A plain gold ring with no ornamentation

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

Usage examples:

A jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat

noun

A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Usage examples:

Tables covered with ornaments and books

noun

The accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels.

Usage examples:

Many parish churches were extravagantly rebuilt, and lavished with vessels and ornaments which fore…

noun

A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.

Usage examples:

Investigations involved analysing samples of handwriting

verb

Take a sample or samples of (something) for analysis.

Usage examples:

Bone marrow cells were sampled

noun

A small amount of something which shows what the rest is or should be like

Usage examples:

A free sample, a blood/tissue sample, the booklet contains sample questions and answers., the poll …

noun

The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

Usage examples:

She liked the shape of his nose

verb

Give a particular shape or form to.

Usage examples:

Most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone

abbreviation

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noun

An individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.

Usage examples:

Specimens of copper ore

noun

Something shown or examined as an example; a typical example

Usage examples:

He has a collection of rare insect specimens.

noun

Something that is used or can be examined as a typical example

Usage examples:

You'll find specimens of most of the kind of letters you will need to write at every stage of the j…

noun

A particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.

Usage examples:

Different styles of management

verb

Archaic term for stylus (sense 2).

suffix

(forming adjectives and adverbs) in a manner characteristic of.

Usage examples:

Family-style

noun

A small sample of fabric intended to demonstrate the look of a larger piece.

Usage examples:

Colour swatches

verb

Apply a sample of (paint, makeup, etc.) to a surface or one's skin to test or demonstrate the colour.

Usage examples:

I got the polishes yesterday, and i've swatched them all

noun

A small piece of cloth that is used to show customers an example of the colour and type of cloth available for curtains, furniture, etc.

Usage examples:

The site lets consumers select from online fabric swatches.

adjective

Denoting or characterized by a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons, that fit together closely without gaps or overlaps.

Usage examples:

A tessellated pavement

verb

Decorate or cover (a surface) with a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons, that fit together closely without gaps or overlapping.

Usage examples:

The pavement is tessellated with slabs of white and rose-coloured marble

adjective

A tessellated floor is one made from small pieces of coloured stone fitted together to make a pattern or picture.

verb

Pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth.

Usage examples:

I went out to water the geraniums

noun

A colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

Usage examples:

Sodium chloride dissolves in water

noun

A stretch or area of water, such as a river, sea, or lake.

Usage examples:

The lawns ran down to the water's edge