airport |
a large area of level land where airplanes can land and take off, usu. including a passenger terminal and cargo and repair facilities. |
amends |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) payment or compensation given to repair or satisfy damage, injury, or loss. |
angioplasty |
surgical repair of a blood vessel. |
body shop |
an automobile garage or shop that specializes in the repair and maintenance of car bodies. |
bushel2 |
to repair or alter (clothes). |
careen |
to tilt (a ship) on its side for cleaning and repair of the hull. [2/5 definitions] |
carpenter |
to build or repair wooden objects or structures. [1/3 definitions] |
cobble2 |
to make or repair (shoes or boots). [1/2 definitions] |
cooper |
to make or repair (wooden barrels, tubs, and the like). [1/3 definitions] |
destroy |
to damage beyond repair; ruin. [1/5 definitions] |
detour |
a temporary route made to avoid a road repair or other problem, or some other way that is longer than the direct route. [1/3 definitions] |
disrepair |
the state or condition of needing repair (often prec. by "in"). |
doctor |
to fix or repair. [1/6 definitions] |
do-it-yourself |
for use by people without particular skills in building or repair. |
electrician |
one whose job is to install or repair electrical equipment. |
fix |
to repair. [1/2 definitions] |
fox |
to make or repair (a shoe) by applying leather or other material to form or re-cover the upper front. [1/7 definitions] |
guarantee |
a promise that something you have bought will work well. If it does not, the store must either repair it or give you a new one. [1/2 definitions] |
half-sole |
to repair (shoes or boots) by putting on new half soles. |
irremediable |
impossible to cure, repair, or correct. |
irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |