about-face volte-face
reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
| exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value, the endgame began after the exchange of queens |
| exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop, black lost the exchange |
substitution
exchange commutation | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help |
| reversal | a change from one state to the opposite state, there was a reversal of autonomic function |
| exchange transfusion | slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood |
transposition
reversal | the act of reversing the order or place of |
reversion reverse reversal turnabout
turnaround | turning in the opposite direction |
function
office part role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group, the function of a teacher, the government must do its part, play its role |
| role | normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting, what is your role on the team? |
| gender role | the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness, your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity |
exchange
interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries), he earns his living from the interchange of currency |
| exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received, deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable |
| exchange interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing, Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience, there was an interchange of prisoners |
rally
exchange | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes, after a short rally Connors won the point |
| reversal | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside |
American Stock Exchange
AMEX
Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
central
telephone exchange
exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication |
| charge-exchange accelerator | an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange |
commodity exchange
commodities exchange
commodities market | an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery |
| corn exchange | an exchange where grains are bought and sold |
| exchange | a workplace for buying and selling, open only to members |
futures exchange
futures market
forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
New York Stock Exchange
N. Y. Stock Exchange
NYSE
big board | a stock exchange in New York |
post exchange
PX | a commissary on a United States Army post |
stock exchange
stock market
securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
function
purpose
role
use | what something is used for, the function of an auger is to bore holes, ballet is beautiful but what use is it? |
reversal
change of mind
flip-flop
turnabout
turnaround | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
character role
theatrical role
part persona | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, she played the part of Desdemona |
bit part
minor role | a small role |
title role
name part | the role of the character after whom the play is named |
semantic role
participant role | (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause |
affected role
patient role
patient | the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
agentive role
agent | the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
benefactive role
beneficiary | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
instrumental role
instrument | the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process |
locative role
locative | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb |
recipient role
recipient | the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
resultant role
result | the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause |
temporal role
temporal | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb |
| exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one), they had a bitter exchange |
reversal
turn around | turning in an opposite direction or position, the reversal of the image in the lens |
| reverse reversal setback blow black eye | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes, something that is thwarting or frustrating |
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC | an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors |
actor
histrion
player
thespian
role player | a theatrical performer |
b imposter
impostor
pretender
fake
faker
fraud
sham
shammer
pseudo
pseud
role player | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
| model role model | someone worthy of imitation, every child needs a role model |
| exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another |
| photochemical exchange | an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light) |
agio
agiotage
premium exchange premium | a fee charged for exchanging currencies |