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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