mending
21mending — noun (U) clothes that need to be mended …
22mending — UK [ˈmendɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] a) the job of repairing clothes etc that are torn or damaged b) clothes that need to be repaired …
23mending — mend•ing [[t]ˈmɛn dɪŋ[/t]] n. cvb articles, esp. clothes, to be mended …
24mending — n. 1 the action of a person who mends. 2 things, esp. clothes, to be mended …
25fence-mending — fence .mending adj [only before noun] fence mending measures/talks/trip etc fence mending trips, talks etc are between countries who have a disagreement about something, and are meant to try to improve relations between them >fence mending n… …
26fence-mending — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: fence (I) + mending : the rehabilitating of a deteriorated relationship especially in politics * * * ˈfence mending 7 [fence mending] noun …
27fence-mending — /ˈfɛns mɛndɪŋ/ (say fens mending) noun 1. the mending of fences. 2. the repair of relationships between people or groups who have become estranged …
28invisible mending — /ɪnˌvɪzəbəl ˈmɛndɪŋ/ (say in.vizuhbuhl mending) noun a process of mending in which the torn threads are joined individually, so that the mend is almost invisible …
29To be on the mending hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
30fence-mending — /fens men ding/, Informal. n. 1. the practice of reestablishing or strengthening personal, business, or political contacts and relationships by conciliation or negotiation, as after a dispute, disagreement, or period of inactivity. adj. 2. of,… …
