Patch and Shortage

Patch

Patch noun - A small area that is different (as in color) from the main part.

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Shortage and patch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shortage" instead a noun "Patch".

Nearby Words: patchwork, patched, patching

Shortage noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

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Patch and shortage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Patch" instead a noun "Shortage".

Nearby Words: short, shorted, shortfall, shorting

particular	particular patch	particular shortage
fake	fake patch	fake shortage
initial	initial patch	initial shortage
obvious	obvious patch	obvious shortage
Other adjectives: small, entire, massive, big, huge, bad, major, temporary, recent, devastating.

This is an Obvious Rule Patch implemented to make it more difficult for a player to "back into" a housing shortage.

Source: Tabletop Game / Monopoly
Critical Staffing Shortage: Referenced in the "All Pirates" mode, where the player must gather six named piratesnote Clanker, Oldhaddy, Kolenkio, Maccus, Patch and Crash (the minimum number needed to sail the Black Pearl).

Source: Pinball / Pirates of the Caribbean

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