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pattern
Noun
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A pattern is a design that uses the same set of elements many times in the same order.
The table cloth had a simple pattern of red and white squares.
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The combined and for an individual or a group of people describes a pattern.
The people of Spain have a pattern of resting in the afternoon and eating dinner late at night.
pattern
Verb
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When you pattern something, you make it using a pattern.
Much of crime fiction is patterned from true police .
making
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noun
(= devising, fashioning)
the act that results in something coming to be
the devising of plans
the fashioning of pots and pans
the making of measurements
it was already in the making
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noun
(usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake
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noun
(= qualification)
an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
her qualifications for the job are excellent
one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
she has the makings of fine musician