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| ablaut |
a pattern of changes in sounds, usually vowels, that indicate variations in tense, number, person, or the like, as in "sink," "sank," and "sunk". |
| Afghan |
(l.c.) a knitted or crocheted wool blanket or throw, usu. with a striped or geometric pattern. [1/5 definitions] |
| ambient |
of music, characterized by sound and pattern rather than distinct notes of melody or rhythmic structure. [1/3 definitions] |
| anomaly |
an act or instance of differing from the usual pattern, form, or type; peculiarity; abnormality. [1/2 definitions] |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied; prototype. |
| architecture |
the design, structure, or pattern of anything. [1/3 definitions] |
| argyle |
of a knitted article, having a diamond-shaped pattern of two or more colors. [3 definitions] |
| around |
so as to make a circular route or pattern outside of (something). [1/13 definitions] |
| arrange |
to put in some kind of order, pattern, or design. [1/3 definitions] |
| beading |
an ornamental molding, trim, or pattern having a rounded or beadlike design. [1/4 definitions] |
| bird's-eye |
marked or spotted with or in a pattern like birds' eyes. [2/4 definitions] |
| boogie-woogie |
strongly rhythmic piano jazz in which the melody is accompanied throughout by a repeated bass pattern that uses chiefly eighth notes. |
| brocade |
a cloth woven with a raised pattern. |
| cadence |
a rhythmic pattern of movement, as in music or poetry. [2/3 definitions] |
| calico |
a woven cotton cloth with a bright printed pattern. [1/3 definitions] |
| call-and-response |
of or pertaining to music that alternates between one player, singer, or section, and another in a pattern of statement and response. |
| chaconne |
a musical form suited to this dance, consisting of variations on a repeated harmonic pattern. [1/2 definitions] |
| check |
a design or pattern made up of small squares. [1/11 definitions] |
| checker1 |
a pattern of squares of two alternating colors like a checkerboard, or one of the squares in such a pattern. [2/4 definitions] |
| checkerboard |
any pattern of squares of two alternating colors. [2/3 definitions] |
| Chinese checkers |
a board game for two to six players in which marbles are moved across a pattern of holes that resembles a six-pointed star. |
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