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 |
band aid
quick fix
quickie
quicky | hurried repair |
| change of color | an act that changes the light that something reflects |
| quick march | marching at quick time |
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 |
| artist's loft | a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area |
artist's workroom
atelier | a studio especially for an artist or designer |
| 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 |
| variety change | a difference that is usually pleasant, he goes to France for variety, it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic |
| quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) |
mental quickness
quickness
quick-wittedness | intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay |
reversal
change of mind
flip-flop
turnabout
turnaround | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
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) |
irascibility
short temper
spleen
quick temper | a feeling of resentful anger |
| quick bread | breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking |
| bureau de change | (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money |
abstractionist
abstract artist | a painter of abstract pictures |
artist
creative person | a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination |
artist's model
sitter | a person who poses for a painter or sculptor |
| clip artist | a swindler who fleeces the victim |
| commercial artist | an illustrator who is supported by advertising |
confidence man
con man
con artist | a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim |
| lampoon artist | a cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of cultural or social or political situations |
| pavement artist | someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money) |
performer
performing artist | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
printmaker
graphic artist | an artist who designs and makes prints |
quick study
sponge | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily, she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
scenic artist
scene painter | an artist specializing in scenic subjects |
sensationalist
ballyhoo artist | someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention |
stripper
striptease artist
striptease
stripteaser
exotic dancer ecdysiast
peeler | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music |
| 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 |
dog grass couch grass
quackgrass
quack grass
quick grass
witch grass witchgrass Agropyron repens | European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes, naturalized in North America as a weed |
fast buck
quick buck | quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck |
liquid assets
current assets
quick assets | assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) |
| 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 |