Change

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1. Verb

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.

2. Verb

To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.

3. Verb

To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.

4. Verb

Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.

5. Verb

To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better.

6. Verb

To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.

7. Verb

Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.

8. Verb

A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.

9. Verb

A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.

10. Verb

Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.

11. Verb

That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.

12. Verb

Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due.

13. Verb

A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.

14. Verb

A public house; an alehouse.

15. Verb

Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

16. Noun

the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary

17. Noun

money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary

18. Noun

a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag"
Vocabulary classified under Word origins

19. Noun

a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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