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 |
mind game | deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage), football players try to play mind games with the opposition, the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings |
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 |
mind game | any game designed to exercise the intellect |
change ringing | ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing |
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 |
psychoactive drug mind-altering drug consciousness-altering drug psychoactive substance | a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions |
variety change | a difference that is usually pleasant, he goes to France for variety, it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic |
presence of mind | selfontrol in a crisis, ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency |
mind head brain psyche nous | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings, the seat of the faculty of reason, his mind wandered, I couldn't get his words out of my head |
unconscious mind unconscious | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware |
subconscious mind subconscious | psychic activity just below the level of awareness |
mind intellect | knowledge and intellectual ability, he reads to improve his mind, he has a keen intellect |
cognitive state state of mind | the state of a person's cognitive processes |
mind | attention, don't pay him any mind |
mind | recall or remembrance, it came to mind |
mind's eye | the imaging of remembered or invented scenes, I could see her clearly in my mind's eye |
reversal change of mind flip-flop turnabout turnaround | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
judgment judgement mind | an opinion formed by judging something, he was reluctant to make his judgment known, she changed her mind |
mind idea | your intention, what you intend to do, he had in mind to see his old teacher, the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces |
mentality outlook mindset mind-set | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations |
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 |
sex change | a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments) |
peace peacefulness peace of mind repose serenity heartsease ataraxis | the absence of mental stress or anxiety |
bureau de change | (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money |
mind reader telepathist thoughteader | a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) |
telepathist thoughteader mental telepathist mind reader | someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly |
thinker creative thinker mind | an important intellectual, the great minds of the th century |
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 |