SUBSTITUTE
/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
S(1) U(1) B(3) S(1) T(1) I(1) T(1) U(1) T(1) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/
noun
- A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
- A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
- One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
verb
- To use in place of something else, with the same function.“I had no shallots so I substituted onion.”
- (in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.“I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.”
- (in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.“I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.”
- To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.“He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes”
- To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
noun
- A good that a consumer perceives as similar to another good, which decreases the demand for that other good
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: SUBSTITUTE-D SUBSTITUTE-S
