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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Substitute" Definition
noun
Grammar A word or construction used in place of another word, phrase, or clause.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
One that takes the place of another; a replacement: "Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality” ( Barbara Grizzuti Harrison).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A person or thing that takes the place or function of another.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-transitive
Chemistry To replace (one or more elements or radicals in a compound) by other elements or radicals.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To put or use (a person or thing) in place of another: "substituting moral power for physical force” ( Elizabeth Cady Stanton).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To take the place of another: "Only art can substitute for nature” ( Leonard Bernstein).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To put or use in the place of another.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To introduce (an atom or group) as a .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To alter (as a compound) by introduction of a substituent .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To take the place of .
Source: Merriam-Webster
To serve as a substitute.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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