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arrange
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v 1: put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books
on the shelves in chronological order" [syn: arrange,
set up] [ant: disarrange]
2: make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the
President?" [syn: arrange, fix up]
3: plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring
tribe staged an invasion" [syn: stage, arrange]
4: set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this
letter so it can be printed out" [syn: format, arrange]
5: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn:
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe,
coiffure]
6: adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to
music" [syn: arrange, set]
7: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my
schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with
those of bygone times" [syn: arrange, set up, put,
order]
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change
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n 1: 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" [syn: change, alteration,
modification]
2: a relational difference between states; especially between
states before and after some event; "he attributed the change
to their marriage"
3: the action of changing something; "the change of government
had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost
him the election"
4: the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked
changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no
change in the mountains"
5: 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"
6: a thing that is different; "he inspected several changes
before selecting one"
7: a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in
her overnight bag"
8: coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a
pocketful of change"
9: 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"
10: a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France
for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman
mechanic" [syn: variety, change]
v 1: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation;
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth
pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my
thinking about the issue" [syn: change, alter,
modify]
2: 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" [ant: remain,
rest, stay]
3: 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" [syn: change, alter, vary]
4: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a
different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The
car changed lanes" [syn: switch, shift, change]
5: change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you
go to the opera"
6: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or
category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He
changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches";
"convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange,
commute, convert]
7: give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change
places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a
year" [syn: exchange, change, interchange]
8: change from one vehicle or transportation line to another;
"She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn:
transfer, change]
9: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was
12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the
password" [syn: deepen, change]
10: remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how
to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed
linens"
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derange
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v 1: derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane;
"The death of his parents unbalanced him" [syn:
unbalance, derange]
2: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental
Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria
and Egypt" [syn: perturb, derange, throw out of kilter]
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disarrange
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v 1: destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged
the papers on my desk" [ant: arrange, set up]
2: disturb the arrangement of; "disarrange the papers"
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estrange
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v 1: remove from customary environment or associations; "years
of boarding school estranged the child from her home"
2: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly
been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her
friends when she became fanatically religious" [syn:
estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect]
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exchange
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n 1: chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes
places with another
2: a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one);
"they had a bitter exchange"
3: the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was
promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience";
"there was an interchange of prisoners" [syn: exchange,
interchange]
4: the act of giving something in return for something received;
"deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are
allowable"
5: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility
where lines from telephones can be connected together to
permit communication [syn: central, telephone exchange,
exchange]
6: a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
7: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes;
"after a short rally Connors won the point" [syn: rally,
exchange]
8: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially
the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living
from the interchange of currency" [syn: exchange,
interchange]
9: 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" [syn: substitution, exchange,
commutation]
10: (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or
bishop; "black lost the exchange"
11: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive
moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after
the exchange of queens"
v 1: give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change
places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a
year" [syn: exchange, change, interchange]
2: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or
category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He
changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches";
"convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange,
commute, convert]
3: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
[syn: switch over, switch, exchange]
4: hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent;
"exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of
the company"
5: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent
items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake
Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk";
"synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the
context's meaning" [syn: substitute, replace,
interchange, exchange]
6: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: commute,
convert, exchange]
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grange
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n 1: an outlying farm
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interchange
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n 1: a junction of highways on different levels that permits
traffic to move from one to another without crossing
traffic streams
2: mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or
exchanging (especially information) [syn: interchange,
reciprocation, give-and-take]
3: the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was
promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience";
"there was an interchange of prisoners" [syn: exchange,
interchange]
4: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially
the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living
from the interchange of currency" [syn: exchange,
interchange]
v 1: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent
items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake
Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk";
"synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the
context's meaning" [syn: substitute, replace,
interchange, exchange]
2: give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change
places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a
year" [syn: exchange, change, interchange]
3: cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a
smaller size" [syn: counterchange, transpose,
interchange]
4: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn:
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-
flop]
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mange
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n 1: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing
inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic
animals (and sometimes people)
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prearrange
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v 1: arrange beforehand
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range
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n 1: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or
control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a
greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of
municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this
article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside
the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world
power" [syn: scope, range, reach, orbit, compass,
ambit]
2: the limits within which something can be effective; "range of
motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" [syn:
range, reach]
3: a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can
graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range
every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range"
4: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two
ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain
range" [syn: range, mountain range, range of mountains,
chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains]
5: a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of
various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the
desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can
practice"
6: a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a
range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and
diversity of the collection"
7: (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for
which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the
set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the
function is the set of all real numbers" [syn: image,
range, range of a function]
8: the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
[syn: compass, range, reach, grasp]
9: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was
already on the stove" [syn: stove, kitchen stove,
range, kitchen range, cooking stove]
v 1: change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the
losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion";
"Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments
ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very
bright to dull" [syn: range, run]
2: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods";
"roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam
across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the
next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: roll,
wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble,
rove, range, drift, vagabond]
3: have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain
distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles"
4: range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants
straddle the entire state" [syn: range, straddle]
5: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line;
"lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" [syn: range,
array, lay out, set out]
6: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn:
crop, browse, graze, range, pasture]
7: let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
8: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade,
place]
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rearrange
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v 1: put into a new order or arrangement; "Please rearrange
these files"; "rearrange the furniture in my room"
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strange
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adj 1: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected;
slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation
that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind";
"what a strange sense of humor she has" [syn: strange,
unusual] [ant: familiar]
2: not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many
strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into
the house" [syn: strange, unknown]
3: relating to or originating in or characteristic of another
place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign
accent"; "on business in a foreign city" [syn: foreign,
strange] [ant: native]
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omnirange
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n 1: a navigational system consisting of a network of radio
beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact
position and bearing [syn: omnirange, omnidirectional
range, omnidirectional radio range]
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downrange
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midrange
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ainge
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prange
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lestrange
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phalange
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shortchange
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chseing
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degrange
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lagrange
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longrange
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