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alternate
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alternate in WordNet English dictionary
noun
someone who takes the place of another person
surrogate
alternate
replacement
verb
do something in turns
"We take turns on the night shift"
alternate
take turns
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
alternate
jump
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
interchange
tack
switch
alternate
flip
flip-flop
be an understudy or alternate for a role
understudy
alternate
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
alternate
adjective
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"
alternate
serving or used in place of another
"an alternative plan"
alternate
alternative
substitute
occurring by turns; first one and then the other
"alternating feelings of love and hate"
alternate
alternating
every second one of a series
"the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
alternate
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