(n): a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
(n): an event in which one thing is substituted for another
(n): an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
(n): hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
(n): a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
(n): railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
(n): a line of track providing a runway for wheels
(n): a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
(n): an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
(n): a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
(n): a play executed by a basketball team
(n): the act of changing one thing or position for another
(n): the action of changing something
(v): change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
(v): change to the contrary
(v): exchange or give (something) in exchange for
(v): give to, and receive from, one another
(v): lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
(v): make a shift in or exchange of
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
(v): cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
(v): keep engaged
(v): flog with or as if with a flexible rod
(v): beat severely with a whip or rod
(v): reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
(v): change to the contrary
