Definition of Alternate

Noun

  • someone who takes the place of another person

Verb

  • do something in turns
    "We take turns on the night shift"
    - take turns
  • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
    - flip flop
  • be an understudy or alternate for a role
  • exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
  • go back and forth
    swing back and forth between two states or conditions

Adjective

  • of leaves and branches etc
    first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis
    not paired
    "stems with alternate leaves"
  • occurring by turns
    first one and then the other
    "alternating feelings of love and hate"
  • serving or used in place of another
    "an alternative plan"
  • every second one of a series
    "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"
    "jam every other day"- the White Queen
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Word games points for the Alternate

  • Scrabble® score of the alternate (9)
  • Word Chums® score of the alternate (11)
  • Words With Friends® score of the alternate (11)

Unscramble alternate

259 unscramble word found using the letters alternate.
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