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1. someone who takes the place of another person (noun.person)
2. do something in turns (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | spell, |
| definition | : | take turns working (verb.change) |
3. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, vary, |
| definition | : | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change) |
4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)
5. be an understudy or alternate for a role (verb.cognition)
6. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | exchange, |
| definition | : | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | rotate, |
| definition | : | exchange on a regular basis (verb.social) |
7. occurring by turns; first one and then the other (adj.all)
8. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired (adj.all)
| domain category | : | botany, phytology, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition) |
9. serving or used in place of another (adj.all)
| similar | : | secondary, |
| definition | : | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate (adj.all) |
10. someone who takes the place of another person (noun.person)
| derivation | : | replace, |
| definition | : | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | alternate, understudy, |
| definition | : | be an understudy or alternate for a role (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | alternate, |
| definition | : | exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions (verb.social) |
11. do something in turns (verb.change)
| derivation | : | alternation, alternation, |
| definition | : | successive change from one thing or state to another and back again (noun.act) |
12. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | shift, switch, switching, |
| definition | : | the act of changing one thing or position for another (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tack, tacking, |
| definition | : | (nautical) the act of changing tack (noun.act) |
13. be an understudy or alternate for a role (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | standby, understudy, |
| definition | : | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required (noun.person) |
14. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions (verb.social)
15. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired (adj.all)
| antonym | : | opposite, paired, |
| definition | : | of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem (adj.all) |
16. serving or used in place of another (adj.all)
| derivation | : | replacement, substitute, |
| definition | : | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition) |
17. someone who takes the place of another person (noun.person)
| derivation | : | replace, |
| definition | : | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | alternate, understudy, |
| definition | : | be an understudy or alternate for a role (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | alternate, |
| definition | : | exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions (verb.social) |
18. do something in turns (verb.change)
| derivation | : | alternation, alternation, |
| definition | : | successive change from one thing or state to another and back again (noun.act) |
19. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | shift, switch, switching, |
| definition | : | the act of changing one thing or position for another (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tack, tacking, |
| definition | : | (nautical) the act of changing tack (noun.act) |
20. be an understudy or alternate for a role (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | standby, understudy, |
| definition | : | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required (noun.person) |
21. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions (verb.social)
22. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired (adj.all)
| antonym | : | opposite, paired, |
| definition | : | of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem (adj.all) |
23. serving or used in place of another (adj.all)
| derivation | : | replacement, substitute, |
| definition | : | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun.cognition) |
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