alternate

alternate is a valid 9-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does alternate mean?

  • verb

    be an understudy or alternate for a role

  • adjective

    of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired

  • verb

    reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

  • verb

    do something in turns

  • adjective

    serving or used in place of another

  • verb

    go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

  • adjective

    occurring by turns; first one and then the other

  • noun

    someone who takes the place of another person

  • adjective

    every second one of a series

  • verb

    exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

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