Synonyms: commute
Definition: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
Usage: there is standing room only on the high-speed commute
Similar words: journey, journeying
Definition: the act of traveling from one place to another
Synonyms: convert, exchange, commute, change
Definition: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
Usage: Could you convert my dollars into pounds?; He changed his name; convert centimeters into inches; convert holdings into shares
Similar words: replace
Definition: substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
Usage: He replaced the old razor blade; We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago; the insurance will replace the lost income; This antique vase can never be replaced
Synonyms: commute, exchange, convert
Definition: exchange a penalty for a less severe one
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: transpose, permute, commute
Definition: change the order or arrangement of
Usage: Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word
Similar words: turn, change by reversal, reverse
Definition: change to the contrary
Usage: The trend was reversed; the tides turned against him; public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
Definition: exchange positions without a change in value
Usage: These operators commute with each other
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: commute
Definition: travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home