MENDINGS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word mendings. (close relations)
mend
Best Alternative Words for MENDINGS
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corrections | nounn | |||||||
noun • the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders • the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole | ||||||||
adjustments | nounn | |||||||
noun • making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances • the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) • the act of adjusting something to match a standard • the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | ||||||||
enhancements | nounn | |||||||
noun • an improvement that makes something more agreeable | ||||||||
fixes | verbv | |||||||
noun • informal terms for a difficult situation • something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug • the act of putting something in working order again • an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear • a determination of the place where something is verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • cause to be firmly attached • decide upon or fix definitely • prepare for eating by applying heat • take vengeance on or get even • set or place definitely • kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study • make fixed, stable or stationary • make infertile • influence an event or its outcome by illegal means • put (something somewhere) firmly • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc • to be about to do something | ||||||||
improvements | nounn | |||||||
noun • a change for the better; progress in development • the act of improving something • a condition superior to an earlier condition | ||||||||
reconstructions | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activity of constructing something again • the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 • an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence • recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall | ||||||||
refurbishments | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being restored to its former good condition | ||||||||
renovations | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of improving by renewing and restoring • the state of being restored to its former good condition | ||||||||
repairs | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of putting something in working order again • a formal way of referring to the condition of something • a frequently visited place verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • make amends for; pay compensation for • move, travel, or proceed toward some place • set straight or right • give new life or energy to | ||||||||
restorations | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state • the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685 • getting something back again • the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660 • the state of being restored to its former good condition • some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed • a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc. | ||||||||
fix | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • informal terms for a difficult situation • something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug • the act of putting something in working order again • an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear • a determination of the place where something is verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • cause to be firmly attached • decide upon or fix definitely • prepare for eating by applying heat • take vengeance on or get even • set or place definitely • kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study • make fixed, stable or stationary • make infertile • influence an event or its outcome by illegal means • put (something somewhere) firmly • make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc • to be about to do something | ||||||||
fixing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of putting something in working order again • restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place • the sterilization of an animal • (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | ||||||||
fixture | nounn | |||||||
noun • an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) • a regular patron • the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment • the act of putting something in working order again | ||||||||
mend | verbv | |||||||
noun • sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) • the act of putting something in working order again verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • heal or recover | ||||||||
repair | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of putting something in working order again • a formal way of referring to the condition of something • a frequently visited place verb • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken • make amends for; pay compensation for • move, travel, or proceed toward some place • set straight or right • give new life or energy to | ||||||||
reparation | nounn | |||||||
noun • compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury • (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors • the act of putting something in working order again • something done or paid in expiation of a wrong |