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acting |
appointed as a temporary substitute for someone absent from an office or position; serving temporarily. [1/5 definitions] |
alt.1 |
abbreviation of "alternate," one authorized to act in place of another; substitute. |
alternate |
different from the usual; substitute. [2/7 definitions] |
aspartame |
an artificial sweetener about two hundred times sweeter than sucrose, synthesized from amino acids and used as a low-calorie sugar substitute in manufactured soft drinks, cereals, cookies, and the like. |
backup |
an alternate, substitute, or copy kept in reserve. [1/4 definitions] |
camel's hair |
the hair of a camel, which is soft and fine, or a substitute for this hair. [1/2 definitions] |
commute |
to exchange or substitute for something else. [2/7 definitions] |
confabulate |
in psychiatry, to substitute fantasy for fact in the memory. [1/2 definitions] |
cover |
to work as a substitute for someone who is absent. [1/21 definitions] |
creamer |
a commercial substitute for cream, as for use in coffee or tea. [1/3 definitions] |
deputy |
someone authorized to be a substitute or assistant. [1/3 definitions] |
ersatz |
serving as a substitute, esp. when of inferior quality. [2 definitions] |
-ette |
imitation; substitute. [1/3 definitions] |
false |
used temporarily as a substitute, supplement, or representation in construction. [1/7 definitions] |
fill in |
to be a substitute (often followed by "for"). [1/2 definitions] |
lay figure |
a jointed, usu. wooden model of the human body, used by artists as a substitute for a live model. |
Lucite |
trademark for a clear plastic used esp. as a glass substitute. |
margarine |
a butter substitute made of hydrogenated vegetable oils, milk, coloring agents, and other ingredients; oleo. |
mica |
any of a group of silicated minerals occurring as crystalline structures that separate into thin, often transparent, chips or sheets, used as electrical insulation and as a substitute for glass at high temperatures; isinglas. |
pinchbeck |
an alloy of zinc and copper, used in cheap jewelry as a substitute for gold. [1/3 definitions] |
preempt |
to substitute for, as one television program for another. [1/4 definitions] |
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