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 |
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 |
change alter vary | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence, her mood changes in accordance with the weather, The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season |