| interlude | | |
| n. (time) | 1. interlude | an intervening period or episode. |
| ~ interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| ~ entr'acte | the interlude between two acts of a play. |
| n. (act) | 2. entr'acte, interlude, intermezzo | a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance. |
| ~ show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.; "a remarkable show of skill" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| v. (creation) | 3. interlude | perform an interlude.; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| interval | | |
| n. (time) | 1. interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| ~ quantity, measure, amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
| ~ access time | (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive.; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead" |
| ~ distance, space | the interval between two times.; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" |
| ~ embolism, intercalation | an insertion into a calendar. |
| ~ seek time | (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track. |
| ~ time constant | (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude. |
| ~ time slot, slot | a time assigned on a schedule or agenda.; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" |
| ~ lunitidal interval | interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian. |
| ~ absence | the time interval during which something or somebody is away.; "he visited during my absence" |
| ~ pause, intermission, suspension, interruption, break | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. |
| ~ interlude | an intervening period or episode. |
| ~ interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag | the time between one event, process, or period and another.; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" |
| ~ latent period | the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms. |
| ~ latent period, reaction time, response time, latency | the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it. |
| ~ eternity | a seemingly endless time interval (waiting). |
| ~ cycle, round, rhythm | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" |
| ~ lead time | the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process.; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is an area where lead time can be reduced" |
| ~ period | the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon. |
| ~ float | the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment. |
| ~ latency, rotational latency | (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head. |
| ~ processing time | the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure.; "they increased output by decreasing processing time" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. interval | a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints. |
| ~ bounded interval, closed interval | an interval that includes its endpoints. |
| ~ open interval, unbounded interval | an interval that does not include its endpoints. |
| ~ sub-interval | an interval that is included in another interval. |
| ~ set | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols.; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. interval, separation | the distance between things.; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" |
| ~ distance | the property created by the space between two objects or points. |
| ~ clearance | the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them. |
| n. (communication) | 4. interval, musical interval | the difference in pitch between two notes. |
| ~ musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians. |
| ~ whole step, whole tone, step, tone | a musical interval of two semitones. |
| ~ half step, semitone | the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument. |
| ~ quarter-tone, quarter tone | half of a semitone. |
| ~ musical octave, octave | a musical interval of eight tones. |
| ~ third | the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it.; "a simple harmony written in major thirds" |
| ~ fourth | the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it. |
| ~ fifth | the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it. |
| ~ sixth | the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it. |
| ~ seventh | the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it. |
| puli | (n.) | pul |
| pul | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. pul | 100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan. |
| ~ afghan monetary unit | monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan. |
| ~ afghani | the basic unit of money in Afghanistan. |
| proxy | | |
| n. (person) | 1. placeholder, procurator, proxy | a person authorized to act for another. |
| ~ agent | a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations. |
| n. (communication) | 2. proxy | a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting. |
| ~ power of attorney | a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent. |
| substitute | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. replacement, substitute | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another. |
| ~ equivalent | a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc.; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps" |
| ~ ersatz | an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation. |
| ~ successor | a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone. |
| ~ succedaneum | (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another). |
| n. (person) | 2. reserve, second-stringer, substitute | an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced. |
| ~ bench | the reserve players on a team.; "our team has a strong bench" |
| ~ athlete, jock | a person trained to compete in sports. |
| ~ bench warmer | (sports) a substitute who seldom plays. |
| ~ pinch hitter | (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter. |
| n. (person) | 3. backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).; "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" |
| ~ compeer, equal, peer, match | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group. |
| ~ locum, locum tenens | someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession. |
| ~ stunt man, stunt woman, double | a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" |
| ~ alternate, surrogate, replacement | someone who takes the place of another person. |
| v. (possession) | 4. exchange, interchange, replace, substitute | 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" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | 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" |
| ~ shift | move and exchange for another.; "shift the date for our class reunion" |
| ~ reduce | simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another. |
| ~ truncate | replace a corner by a plane. |
| ~ retool | provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools. |
| ~ subrogate | substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured. |
| v. (possession) | 5. fill in, stand in, sub, substitute | be a substitute.; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| v. (social) | 6. deputise, deputize, step in, substitute | act as a substitute.; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" |
| ~ cover | help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities.; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week" |
| ~ supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace | take the place or move into the position of.; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" |
| adj. | 7. substitute, utility | capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.; "a utility infielder" |
| ~ secondary | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" |
| adj. | 8. alternate, alternative, substitute | serving or used in place of another.; "an alternative plan" |
| ~ secondary | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" |
| adj. | 9. ersatz, substitute | artificial and inferior.; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" |
| ~ artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
| understudy | | |
| n. (person) | 1. standby, understudy | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. alternate, understudy | be an understudy or alternate for a role. |
| ~ memorise, memorize, con, learn | commit to memory; learn by heart.; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" |
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