bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
cabinet minister | the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet |
cabinet | a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers, for storage or display |
cabinet console | housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television |
cabinet locker storage locker | a storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock |
china cabinet china closet | a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china |
DIP switch dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
file file cabinet filing cabinet | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
medicine chest medicine cabinet | cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries |
selector selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
switch electric switch electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections, used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock |
switch | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair, used by women to give shape to a coiffure |
switch engine donkey engine | a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
three-way switch three-point switch | an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations |
time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
toggle switch toggle on-off switch on off switch | a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions |
toolbox tool chest tool cabinet tool case | a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools |
substitution permutation transposition replacement switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
kitchen cabinet brain trust | an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government |
cabinet | persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers |
British Cabinet | the senior ministers of the British government |
shadow cabinet | a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power, these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet if their party was elected |
United States Cabinet US Cabinet | a board to advise the President, members are the secretaries of executive departments, the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet |
cabinet minister | a person who is a member of the cabinet |
switch-hitter | a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed |
switch-hitter | slang term for a bisexual person |
switch grass Panicum virgatum | grass of western America used for hay |
small cane switch cane Arundinaria tecta | small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States |
dog laurel dog hobble switch-ivy Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe editorum | fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers |
cabinet wood | moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork, teak and other heavy cabinet wood |
interchange tack switch alternate flip flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
switch over switch exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
switch change over shift | make a shift in or exchange of, First Joe led, then we switched |
switch shift change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, switch to a different brand of beer, She switched psychiatrists, The car changed lanes |
switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod |
switch-hit | bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher |
throw flip switch | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation, switch on the light, throw the lever |
switch on turn on | cause to operate by flipping a switch, switch on the light, turn on the stereo |
switch off cut turn off turn out | cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch, Turn off the stereo, please, cut the engine, turn out the lights |
trade swap swop switch | exchange or give (something) in exchange for |