noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is mended or repaired.

   "This road though frequently repaired had been nevertheless but little the better for the frequent mendings[…]"

2. 2
   the act of putting something in working order again wordnet
3. 3
   garments that must be repaired wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of mend form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

repairadvanceadvancementadvancingameliorationameliorative

Example

More examples

"These new shoes already need mending."

Related phrases

fence-mending

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