Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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alternate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
cyclical | No | Yes | No | No |
alternate (noun) | cyclical (noun) |
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someone who takes the place of another person |
alternate (adjective) | cyclical (adjective) |
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of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired | recurring in cycles |
serving or used in place of another | |
occurring by turns; first one and then the other | |
every second one of a series |
alternate (verb) | cyclical (verb) |
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do something in turns | |
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions | |
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | |
be an understudy or alternate for a role | |
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions |