Patchwork

What do we mean by patchwork?

Needlework consisting of varicolored patches of material sewn together, as in a quilt. noun

Something made of miscellaneous or incongruous parts or elements. noun

Work composed of pieces of various colors or figures sewed together, especially a combination of many small pieces of stuff, sewed together edge to edge, to form a curtain, bedspread, or the like. noun

Work composed of pieces clumsily put together; anything formed of ill-assorted parts. noun

Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly or clumsily composed; a thing patched up. noun

A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. noun

Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one, whole piece. noun

To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric verb

To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together verb

A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas noun

Sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern noun

A quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together noun

A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.

A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.

Attaining intoxication at a party without buying any liquor. Achieved by 'bumming' one or two shots from several of your friends. Urban Dictionary

N. one of an increasing number of people unable to find full-time employment, so who resort to taking many part-time jobs without benefits. Urban Dictionary

Slipshod, poorly-designed. Most often used to describe organizations. Urban Dictionary

Your favorite Dj/Producer. Does experimental electronic compositions with a pop edge. Urban Dictionary

Plagiarism scandals involving “authors” stealing from multiple works and patching them together to take credit for a new and complete story. Urban Dictionary

Piecing together a boyfriend by means of multiple partners. One gives it up on the reg, one actually spends money on you by taking you on dates, and one fills the everyday needs of hanging out or companionship. When combined, you have the perfect man. (In the ideal situation, the individual components don't know about the others). **This term can also be flipped and used to reference a piecemeal girlfriend. Urban Dictionary

A new family made up from the remnants of divorced families. Similar to the definition of a patchwork car. This term is used (in English) in German speaking countries. Urban Dictionary

An automobile comprised of the parts of many different automobiles, generally crappy old beater parts from junk yards and such. They will often be different colors, such as a red body with a blue hood, white door and green bumper. Often has parts on it that still need to be fixed (such as broken tailights, missing mirrors, etc.) Operator of said vehicle is usually poor at driving, at best. Urban Dictionary

Something that happened the day before you don't want to discuss. Usually used ironically. Urban Dictionary

When you give yourself a Brazilian wax at home, but with poor execution, causing a patchwork of bald and hairy spots to cover the area. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to patchwork:
patchwork, watchwork, catchwork, pitchwork, gatchwork, watchword, pitchfork, catchword, patchworks, patchcord, lathwork, punchwork, botchwork, gatch work, patchworky.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word patchwork:
stingaree, quilt, quilting, quilted, scraps, baum, arcane, scarecrow, embroidery, sewn, cloak, embroidered, frankenstein, sewing, seminole, fabric, girl, swamp, inconsistent, squares, woodland, osborne, strips, doll, patches, mosaic, elephant, meadows, creature, isbn, petty, farms, flooded, cloth, anton, clothing, tribal, patch, pattern, pieces, shapes, butterfly, designs, neighborhoods, regulations, laws, aka, ann, varying, cultures, territories, patterns, fields, forests, monster, customs, literally, constantly, terrain, cotton, colours, wet, craft, magic, diverse, narrative, layer, taxes, piece, planet, blocks, dress, colors, influences, contain, boundaries.

Words that rhyme with patchwork:
work, network, jerk, framework, perk, clerk, smirk, quirk, lurk, berserk, artwork, shirk, teamwork, irk, homework, groundwork, dirk, erk, turk, murk, paperwork, burke, woodwork, guesswork, cirque, kirk, clockwork, merc, berk, rework, fieldwork, handiwork, housework, legwork, burk, overwork, schoolwork, firework, merk, casework, earthwork, needlework, birk, footwork, piecework, werk, metalwork, ataturk, masterwork, perc, latticework, beadwork, murch, out of work, spadework, merck, brushwork, klerk, at work, young turk, roadwork, openwork, bank clerk, wide area network, knee jerk, body of work, werke, lerch, social work, piece of work, computer network, communications network, field work, local area network, plasterwork, clean and jerk, clerc, line of work, quirke, soda jerk, room clerk, bourke, waterwork, kurk, desk clerk, file clerk, derk, leclerc, undercover work, detective work, reference work, booking clerk, hotel clerk, sirk, town clerk, bjerke, grand turk, mcgurk, berke, turck.

Adjectives that are often used to describe patchwork:
mere, crazy, complex, intricate, irregular, vast, curious, complicated, confusing, green, current, ethnic, strange, present, motley, extraordinary, literary, veritable, colorful, bright, rich, odd, chaotic, brilliant, variegated, uneven, beautiful, confused, bewildering, haphazard, traditional, elaborate, miserable, heterogeneous, diverse, fragmented, loose, sordid, random, pretty, coloured, quilt, cultural, ragged, endless, neat, temporary, hasty, regulatory, dense, incoherent, fantastic, extensive, colourful, huge, legislative, incomplete, sorry, quilted, administrative, clumsy, gay, incongruous, eclectic, splendid, varied, colored, artificial, multicolored, ugly, like, linguistic, inadequate, dirty, wretched, paltry, amazing.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective patchwork:
quilts, quilt, rugs, cushions, affair.

Consonant match to patchwork:
patch work.

Words that sound like patchwork:
patchwork, pitchwork, patchworks, piecework, pinwork, patchier, patcher, pipework, catchwork, patchery, bulwark, bookwork, boulework, buhlwork, bywork, hackwork, pitchfork, peachier, pitch-ore, pitchier, pouchier, park, pork, pitcher, paycheck, poacher, parc, picher, porc, peacher, parke, porque, poucher, peachtree, parque, pickwick, peach tree, paintwork, potcher, patchogue, peachick, pitch-dark, paschke, pichler, patchers, petchary, putcher, openwork, coachwork, pachak, pairc, palier, pashur, passagework, passwort, pea-chick, pieceworker, pokerwork, pouchlike, pparc, presswork, puchero, pulwar, spellwork, bachelor, housework, bushwhack, beadwork, batcher, brushwork, wallwork, bridgework, blackwork, siegework, patchy, pannier, paddywhack, pasok, pallier, pushier, pitchbook, podgier, pudgier, pack, pac, packer, pacha, pach, pacho, at work, pachter, packsack, meshwork, packera, lbr, catch-word, lacwork, pachy-, packwax, packway.