noun🔗ShareA piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material."He held a swatch of the wallpaper up to see if the colors would match the room."materialitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA selection of such samples bound together."The interior designer showed me swatches of fabric, bound together in a small booklet, to help me choose the best color for my new couch. "materialitemcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA clump or portion of something."The artist dabbed swatches of paint onto the canvas to test the colors. "partmaterialamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA demonstration, an example, a proof."Before deciding on a new paint color for the living room, we brought home swatches of different shades to see how they looked in the light. "materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA tag or other small object attached to another item as a means of identifying its owner; a tally; specifically the counterfoil of a tally."The tailor kept the swatches of fabric from each customer's order carefully filed away, so he could match the material for future repairs. "itemsignbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo create a swatch, especially a sample of knitted fabric."Swatching is important in knitting to obtain the correct gauge."materialartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore."The small sailboat navigated carefully through the swatches near the shore, avoiding the exposed sandbars at low tide. "geographynauticalenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
