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Parches
- verb - cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"
Patches
- noun - a connection intended to be used for a limited time
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
- a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
- a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
- a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
- a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
- mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"
- provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow"
- repair by adding pieces; "She
Peaches
- noun - a shade of pink tinged with yellow
- a very attractive or seductive looking woman
- cultivated in temperate regions
- divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
- downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
Perches
- noun - a linear measure of 16.5 feet
- a square rod of land
- an elevated place serving as a seat
- any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
- any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
- cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"
- sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
- Sitting on a perch
- spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
- support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
- to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
Pinches
- noun - a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
- a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a squeeze with the fingers
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- cut the top off;
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
- make off with belongings of others
- make ridges into by pinching together
- South American tamarin with a tufted head
- squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Pitches
- noun - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
- a high approach shot in golf
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
- erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"
- fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
- heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- move abruptly; "Th
Plashes
- noun - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
- interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge"
- the sound like water splashing
Plights
- noun - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
- a solemn pledge of fidelity
- Difficulty
- give to in marriage
- promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
Plushes
- noun - a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
Poaches
- verb - cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"
- hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"