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mending

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mend·ing  (mndng)
n.
Clothes and other articles that must be repaired: We let the mending accumulate until Wednesday.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mendingmending - garments that must be repaired
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
2.mendingmending - the act of putting something in working order again
improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
patching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid - hurried repair
restoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again
restitution - the act of restoring something to its original state
Translations
Spanish mending [ˈmɛndɪŋ] narreglo, reparación f (= clothes); ropa por remendar
French mending [ˈmɛndɪŋ] nraccommodages mpl
German mending [ˈmɛndɪŋ] mend nReparaturen pl;
(clothes) → Flickarbeiten pl

Italian mending [ˈmɛndɪŋ] nrammendo (= items to be mended); roba da rammendare

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With all these mouths to fill, and the house to look after, and no one to do the mending, and no money coming in to pay the butcher's bill, things began to look very difficult.
She was one of those people who are infatuated with patent medicines and all new-fangled methods of producing health or mending it.
Ozma wore few holes in her stockings; still, they sometimes needed mending.
 
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