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partaking
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switch
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exchange
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bend
move
noun
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- the act of moving from one place to another
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- a qualitative change
- the time period during which you are at work
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
verb
- change place or direction
- make a shift in or exchange of
- move around
- move very slightly
- move from one setting or context to another
- change in quality
- move and exchange for another
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- move abruptly
- use a shift key on a keyboard
- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- change gears
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
noun
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
verb
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- make a shift in or exchange of
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
- mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
verb
noun
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- the act of giving something in return for something received
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
verb
- give to, and receive from, one another
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
noun
- the action of changing something
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
- the result of alteration or modification
- the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
- a thing that is different
- a different or fresh set of clothes
- coins of small denomination regarded collectively
- money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- a difference that is usually pleasant
verb
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- change clothes; put on different clothes
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- give to, and receive from, one another
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- become deeper in tone
- remove or replace the coverings of
noun
noun
- the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
- an event that results in a transformation
- a change in the units or form of an expression:
- a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
- a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
- a change of religion
- interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
- act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
noun
- the act of changing location from one place to another
- the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
- a state of change
- a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
verb
noun
- the act of changing location from one place to another
- the act of deciding to do something
- the act of changing your residence or place of business
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
- (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
verb
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
- move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
- change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
- follow a procedure or take a course
- be in a state of action
- go or proceed from one point to another
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- give an incentive for action
- arouse sympathy or compassion in
- dispose of by selling
- progress by being changed
- live one's life in a specified environment
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
noun
- the act of changing location from one place to another
- the act of changing the location of something
- a change of position that does not entail a change of location
- a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
- a euphemism for defecation
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
verb
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- to change orientation or direction
- undergo a change or development
- cause to move around or rotate
- change to the contrary
- pass to the other side of
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- move around an axis or a center
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- to send or let go
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- change color
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- accomplish by rotating
- get by buying and selling
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- alter the functioning or setting of
- direct at someone
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- go sour or spoil
- become officially one year older
noun
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a circular segment of a curve
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- an unforeseen development
- a movement in a new direction
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
noun
- the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- a uniform movement without rotation
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same
- (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
- rewording something in less technical terminology
- the act of uniform movement
noun
- the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
- a qualitative change
- (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
- a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
- (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
noun
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
- The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- A related but distinct thing.
- A line of play that differs from the original.
- The modification of a hereditary trait.
- A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
noun
- The act of affecting or acting upon.
- The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
- An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
- An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
- A feeling of love or strong attachment.
noun
- The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
- The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
- The product of corruption; putrid matter.
- Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
- The decomposition of biological matter.
- The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
- A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
- The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
- Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
noun
- A return to the original course of action by one who previously changed to a different course of action, or the person making that return.
- An "X"-shaped railroad crossing sign.
- A Catholic.
- A hairpin bend.
- A step in which one leg crosses behind the other.
- A play in which the player with the ball crosses to one side of the field and then doubles back to the other.
- A cross between a hybrid species and one of the original parent species.
- The species resulting from a crossback.
- The measurement from the outer edge of one shoulder blade to the outer edge of the other.
- Two pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X".
- A cross-course.
verb
noun
- The act of moving from one thing to another.
- A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
- chord progression
- The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
- Development, increase, evolution.
- The making an exercise more exerting by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
noun
- A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
- The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
- A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
- Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
- The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
- A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
- The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
- That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.
- A small nail with a flat head.
- A stain; a tache.
- That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
- A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
- Food generally; fare, especially of the bread kind.
- A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
- A thumbtack.
- The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
verb
- To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
- To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
- To add something as an extra item.
- To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
- to tack (something) onto (something)
- To place the tack on a horse; often paired with "up".
noun
- The action of adjusting something
- The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim
- The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
- The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
- The settling or balancing of a financial account
adj
- Changing; active; in motion.
- Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
- Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
- Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
- Able to change and adapt.
- Powerful; energetic.
- Having to do with the volume of sound.
noun
- A moving force.
- A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
- The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
- A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
- A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
conj
prep
verb
noun
noun
- The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
- A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
- An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
- The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
- The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
- The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
noun
verb
- To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
- To change; modify the order of something.
- To put in a random order.
- To remove or introduce by artificial confusion.
- To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another.
- To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape the feet in walking or dancing.
- To use arts or expedients; to make shift.
noun
- An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
- The act of shuffling cards.
- A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
- The act of reordering anything, such as music tracks in a media player.
- A dance move in which the foot is scuffed across the floor back and forth.
- A trick; an artifice; an evasion.
noun
- the act of moving something from one location to another
- something that serves as a means of transportation
- an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
- the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
- a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
verb
noun
- the act of moving something from one location to another
- a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
- the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- the act of expelling a person from their native land
noun
- the act of reversing the order or place of
- a change from one state to the opposite state
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- turning in an opposite direction or position
- a decision to reverse an earlier decision
- a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
- turning in the opposite direction
- a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
noun
- the act of moving something from one location to another
- someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
- the act of transferring something from one form to another
- a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
- application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
- transferring ownership
verb
- transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
- move from one place to another
- lift and reset in another soil or situation
- move around
- cause to change ownership
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- send from one person or place to another
- shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
- transfer from one place or period to another
noun
- the act of reversing the order or place of
- any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
- (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
- (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
- (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
verb
- To influence or alter.
- To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
- To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
- To burden (property) with a fixed charge or payment, or other condition or restriction.
- To move to emotion.
- Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
noun
noun
- An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
- A person or thing exerting such power or action.
- Electrostatic induction.
- The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
- An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
verb
verb
- To cause to change direction.
- To stoop.
- To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- To change direction.
- To force to submit.
- To submit.
- To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
- To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
- To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- To apply to a task or purpose.
- To become curved.
- To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
- To be inclined; to direct itself.
- To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
- To swing the body when rowing.
noun
- The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
- Hard, indurated clay; bind.
- In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
- A curve.
- The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
- Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
- One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
- A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
- A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
noun
- The act of setting.
- The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
- The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
- The direction of a current of wind.
- A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
- A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
- A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
- The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
- Hunting with a setter.
- Something set in, or inserted.
adj
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