patent (n.)
- admission
- aegis
- allowance
- apparent
- arm
- armor
- backstop
- bound
- brevet
- buffer
- bulwark
- bumper
- certificate
- champion
- charter
- clear
- cloak
- concession
- condition
- consent
- conserve
- contraceptive
- control
- copyright
- cover
- cushion
- dashboard
- diploma
- discharge
- discipline
- dispensation
- dodger
- ensure
- exception
- exemption
- express
- favor
- fence
- fender
- franchise
- freedom
- fuse
- goggles
- governor
- grant
- gross
- guarantee
- guard
- guardrail
- handrail
- harbor
- haven
- helmet
- immunity
- indulgence
- insulation
- interlock
- keep
- leave
- liberty
- license
- lifeline
- limit
- manifest
- mask
- moderate
- mudguard
- narrow
- nestle
- okay
- pad
- padding
- palladium
- permission
- permit
- pilot
- plain
- police
- preserve
- preventive
- privilege
- prophylactic
- rank
- register
- release
- safeguard
- safety
- sanction
- save
- scant
- screen
- shelter
- shield
- shroud
- spare
- stint
- support
- tangible
- ticket
- trademark
- umbrella
- waiver
- warrant
- windscreen
- windshield
patent (v.)
- allowance
- arm
- armor
- authorize
- backstop
- bless
- bound
- brevet
- buffer
- bulwark
- certificate
- certify
- champion
- charter
- clear
- clear-cut
- cloak
- condition
- confine
- consent
- conserve
- contain
- control
- copyright
- cover
- cushion
- defend
- discharge
- discipline
- empower
- enable
- enfranchise
- ensure
- entitle
- exception
- express
- favor
- fence
- fend
- franchise
- fuse
- grant
- gross
- guarantee
- guard
- harbor
- insure
- interlock
- keep
- leave
- legalize
- legitimize
- license
- limit
- maintain
- manifest
- mask
- moderate
- narrow
- nestle
- okay
- pad
- permit
- pilot
- plain
- police
- preserve
- privilege
- protect
- qualify
- rank
- ratify
- register
- release
- restrain
- restrict
- safeguard
- sanction
- save
- scant
- screen
- secure
- shelter
- shield
- shroud
- spare
- specialize
- stint
- straiten
- support
- sustain
- ticket
- trademark
- underwrite
- uphold
- validate
- warrant
patent (adj.)
- apparent
- arm
- blatant
- bless
- bound
- bumper
- champion
- clean-cut
- clear
- clear-cut
- condition
- conspicuous
- contraceptive
- cover
- defined
- definite
- discernible
- distinct
- enable
- evident
- explicit
- express
- fence
- flagrant
- fuse
- glaring
- grant
- gross
- guard
- haven
- indisputable
- indubitable
- manifest
- mask
- moderate
- narrow
- noticeable
- observable
- obvious
- okay
- open-and-shut
- palpable
- perceivable
- perceptible
- perspicuous
- physical
- plain
- preventive
- prominent
- pronounced
- prophylactic
- rank
- release
- scant
- screen
- secure
- seeable
- self-evident
- self-explanatory
- spare
- staring
- straightforward
- support
- tangible
- ticket
- transparent
- umbrella
- unequivocal
- unmistakable
- unobstructed
- visible
- well-defined
- well-marked
