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(verb) do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift" |
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Synonyms: take turns |
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Related Words: act, move |
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(verb) go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions |
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Synonyms: jump |
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Related Words: alter, change, vary |
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(satellite adjective) occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" |
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Synonyms: alternating |
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(satellite adjective) every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen |
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Synonyms: every other |
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(adjective) (botany) of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves" |
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Antonyms: opposite |
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(verb) exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions |
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Related Words: exchange, rotate |
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(satellite adjective) allowing a choice; "an alternative plan" |
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Synonyms: alternative |
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(verb) be an understudy or alternate for a role |
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Synonyms: understudy |
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Related Words: con, learn, memorize |
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(noun) someone who takes the place of another person |
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Synonyms: replacement, surrogate |
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Related Words: backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, stand-in, substitute |
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(verb) reverse, as of direction or attitude |
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Synonyms: flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch |
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Related Words: change by reversal, reverse, turn |
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