Substitute
Word | SUBSTITUTE |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | sub stit ute |
Pronunciations | /ˈsʌbstɪtjut/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Substitute"
What do we mean by substitute?
One that takes the place of another; a replacement. noun
A word or construction used in place of another word, phrase, or clause. noun
To put or use (a person or thing) in place of another. intransitive verb
To replace (one or more atoms or groups in a compound) by other atoms or groups. intransitive verb
To take the place of another. intransitive verb
To put in the place of another; put in exchange.
To appoint; invest with delegated authority.
In chem., to replace (an atom or group) in the molecule of a compound by another atom or group. See substituent.
Put in the place or performing the functions of another; substituted.
A person put in the place of another; one acting for or in the room of another; theatrical, an understudy; specifically (military), one who for a consideration serves in an army or navy in the place of a conscript; also, a thing serving the purpose of another. noun
In calico-printing, a solution of phosphate of soda and phosphate of lime with a little glue or other form of gelatin, used as a substitute for cow-dung. noun
Synonyms Proxy, alternate. noun
One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else. noun
To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange. transitive verb
To use in place of something else, with the same function. verb
In the phrase "substitute X for Y", to use X in place of Y. verb
In the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", to use Y in place of X. verb
To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place. verb
To serve as a replacement (for someone or something) verb
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. noun
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
Also called "sub", the poor person, either fresh out of college or old and retired, who fills in for absent teachers. The sub can expect to be ridiculed and tortured by bitch-ass 7th graders who will do anything in their power not to finish an easy worksheet left them by their teacher. The sub is basically a $55/day babysitter. Urban Dictionary
Prostitution by one of short stature. Urban Dictionary
Whether he gets a phone call from his girlfriend, or splinter in his finger, this social athlete calls full time far too early. Urban Dictionary
A person that is only desired or wanted at their significant other's conveinience. Urban Dictionary
Someone who does not know anything about teaching, yet still gets payed while the students don't learn anything that day Urban Dictionary
Any replacement for coffee. Energy drinks are commonly used as a coffee substitute. Tea can be a coffee substitute for some people, as well as caffeine tablets. Urban Dictionary
The act of replacing a ligand in a complex ion. This results in a change of colour of the complex ionic solution. Urban Dictionary
1. A person who is the replacement for a significant other, relative, or friend that isn't around anymore. 2. Derived from a quote by Claire from Elizabethtown. Urban Dictionary
The most foolish kind of species of teachers are substitute teachers. THEY ARE FUCKING STUPID... LIKE REALLY FUCKING STUPID. They make you wet your pants. Urban Dictionary
Great to have cover your lessons at school in Years 7 to 9, but once you hit GCSE level in Year 10 to 11, it is a bit of a piss-take at how unqualified some teachers can be. Urban Dictionary
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