Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flip-flop | Yes | No | Yes | No |
switch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flip-flop (noun) | switch (noun) |
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a backward somersault | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states | a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
a decision to reverse an earlier decision | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock | |
hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure | |
an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
flip-flop (verb) | switch (verb) |
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reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
make a shift in or exchange of | |
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | |
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence | |
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation | |
flog with or as if with a flexible rod | |
exchange or give (something) in exchange for |