change-up change-of-pace change-of-pace ball off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
about-face volte-face reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
change | the action of changing something, the change of government had no impact on the economy, his change on abortion cost him the election |
pitching change | replacing a pitcher in baseball |
change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics |
oil change | replacing dirty oil with clean |
change of color | an act that changes the light that something reflects |
change of direction reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
change of course | a change in the direction that you are moving |
change of magnitude | the act of changing the amount or size of something |
change of integrity | the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something |
change of shape | an action that changes the shape of something |
change ringing | ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing |
arena scene of action | a playing field where sports events take place |
change | a different or fresh set of clothes, she brought a change in her overnight bag |
change | a thing that is different, he inspected several changes before selecting one |
mise en scene stage setting setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
scene view | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept, he painted scenes from everyday life, figure shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment |
scenery scene | the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale, they worked all night painting the scenery |
variety change | a difference that is usually pleasant, he goes to France for variety, it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic |
reversal change of mind flip-flop turnabout turnaround | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
view aspect prospect scene vista panorama | the visual percept of a region, the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views |
scene shot | a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film |
scene | a subdivision of an act of a play, the first act has three scenes |
change alteration modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another, the change was intended to increase sales, this storm is certainly a change for the worse, the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago |
change of location travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something |
sea change | a profound transformation |
scene | an incident (real or imaginary), their parting was a sad scene |
sex change | a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments) |
bureau de change | (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money |
setting scene | the context and environment in which something is set, the perfect setting for a ghost story |
scene | the place where some action occurs, the police returned to the scene of the crime |
scenery | the appearance of a place |
scene painter | a painter of theatrical scenery |
scene-stealer | an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene, babies are natural scene-stealers |
scenic artist scene painter | an artist specializing in scenic subjects |
change | the result of alteration or modification, there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs, there had been no change in the mountains |
change | 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 |
change | the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due, I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change |
small change chickenfeed chump change | a trifling sum of money |
change | coins of small denomination regarded collectively, he had a pocketful of change |
chemical process chemical change chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
climate change global climate change | a change in the world's climate |
phase change phase transition state change physical change | a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
temperature change | a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes |
change | a relational difference between states, especially between states before and after some event, he attributed the change to their marriage |
picture scene | a situation treated as an observable object, the political picture is favorable, the religious scene in England has changed in the last century |
fit tantrum scene conniption | a display of bad temper, he had a fit, she threw a tantrum, he made a scene |
menopause climacteric change of life | the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends |
change | undergo a change, become different in essence, losing one's or its original nature, She changed completely as she grew older, The weather changed last night |