temporary+substitute

  • 91stopgap — /ˈstɒpgæp / (say stopgap) noun 1. something that fills the place of something lacking; a temporary substitute; a makeshift. –adjective 2. makeshift …

  • 92supplier — supply ► VERB (supplies, supplied) 1) make (something needed) available to someone. 2) provide with something needed. 3) be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand). ► NOUN (pl. supplies) 1) a stock or amount of someth …

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  • 93supply — ► VERB (supplies, supplied) 1) make (something needed) available to someone. 2) provide with something needed. 3) be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand). ► NOUN (pl. supplies) 1) a stock or amount of someth …

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  • 94locum tenens — ☆ locum tenens [lō′kəm tē′nənz ] [ML, lit., holding the place < L locum, acc. of locus, a place (see LOCAL) + tenens, prp. of tenere, to hold: see THIN] Chiefly Brit. a person taking another s place for the time being; temporary substitute, as …

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  • 95procathedral — [prō΄kə thē′drəl] n. a church used as a temporary substitute for a cathedral …

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  • 96stopgap — [stäp′gap΄] n. a person or thing serving as a temporary substitute for another; makeshift adj. used as a stopgap SYN. RESOURCE …

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  • 97hold — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or arms). b (also refl.) keep or sustain (a thing, oneself, one s head, etc.) in a particular position (hold it to the light; held himself erect). c grasp so as… …

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  • 98stopgap — n. (often attrib.) a temporary substitute …

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  • 99turn — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis remains in a central position; give a rotary motion to or receive a rotary motion (turned the wheel; the wheel turns; the key turns in the lock). 2 tr. & intr. change… …

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  • 100procathedral — |prō+ noun Etymology: pro (II) + cathedral : a parish church that is used as a temporary substitute for a cathedral (as in a newly created diocese) * * * /proh keuh thee dreuhl/, n. a church used temporarily as a cathedral. [1865 70; PRO 1 +… …

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