Patter: alternatives and connections

Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.

A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.

To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.

To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap one's hands; a clapp…

To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.

A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

A sudden fall; a body of things falling.

a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

Consisting of hail; abounding in hail.

A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail.

A meteor or atmospheric phenomenon dependent upon the vapor of water; -- in the pl., a general term for the whole aqueous phenomena of…

That branch of meteorology which relates to, or treats of, water in the atmosphere, or its phenomena, as rain, clouds, snow, hail, sto…

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground…

Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.

The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.