(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is the repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done.
All three attacks followed the same ~...
A change in the ~ of his breathing became apparent.
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2.
A ~ is an arrangement of lines or shapes, especially a design in which the same shape is repeated at regular intervals over a surface.
...a golden robe embroidered with red and purple thread stitched into a ~ of flames.
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3.
A ~ is a diagram or shape that you can use as a guide when you are making something such as a model or a piece of clothing.
...cutting out a ~ for trousers...
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