PATTERN as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a customary way of operation or behavior
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • it is their practice to give annual raises
    • they changed their dietary pattern
    Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a decorative or artistic work
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the coach had a design on the doors
    Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • something regarded as a normative example
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the convention of not naming the main character
    • violence is the rule not the exception
    • his formula for impressing visitors
    Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • something intended as a guide for making something else
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a blueprint for a house
    • a pattern for a skirt
    Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a perceptual structure
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the composition presents problems for students of musical form
    • a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
    Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a model considered worthy of imitation
    Usage Example(s)
    • the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics
    Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the traffic patterns around O”Hare are very crowded
    • they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted
    Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

PATTERN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • plan or create according to a model or models
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • form a pattern
    Usage Example(s)
    • These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before
    Hypernyms(s) pattern is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)