n. the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"

n. a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

n. a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"

n. chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

n. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

n. a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

n. a market for the sale of unlisted securities

n. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

n. reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

n. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

n. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

n. an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"

n. populated area in Ontario

n. metropolitan area in Pennsylvania

n. city in Pennsylvania

n. metropolitan area in England

n. city in England

n. the second largest American stock exchange

v. hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

v. keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

v. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"

v. exchange a penalty for a less severe one

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

v. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

v. change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

adv. "They are newly married"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes"; "Grass new washed by the rain"

adj. in use after medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties"

adj. not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"

adj. having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity"

adj. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"

adj. newly made; "a hot scent"

adj. (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them"

adj. (unworn)

adj. not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"

adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

n. the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"

n. a conversation between two persons

n. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

n. a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

n. the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

n. the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

n. the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

v. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

v. give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

v. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

v. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

v. conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

v. act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"

v. sway to and fro

v. put out of one's consciousness

v. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

v. hold back

v. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

v. make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

v. prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

v. gloss over

v. fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"

v. prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

v. limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. put out of one's consciousness

v. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

v. hold back

v. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

v. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

v. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

v. of sounds or images

v. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

v. prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

v. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"

v. limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

v. restrain or temper

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

v. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"

v. put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

v. fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"

adj. characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

adj. belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"

adj. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

adj. (unworn)

adj. having no precedent; novel; "an unprecedented expansion in population and industry"

adj. lacking practical experience or training

adj. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

adj. being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

adj. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"

adj. regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

adj. not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"

adj. being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool"

adj. having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"

adj. not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

adj. recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. not frequently used or experienced: "a rare word"; "an unwonted softness in her old face"

adj. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"

adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

adj. unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

adj. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"

adj. highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

n. (in Britain) a market for the sale of unlisted securities

v. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

adj. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"

adj. occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

adj. recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"

adj. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

adj. vs. worn, for example "uneroded"

adj. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

adj. in use after medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties"

adj. fresh; "caller fish"

adj. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"

adj. cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers"

adj. not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"

adj. newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread"

adj. freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"

adj. radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"

adj. done by hand without mechanical aids or devices; "a freehand drawing"

adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

adj. containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"

adj. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"

adj. not derivative or imitative; "a natural underivative poet"

adj. (unworn)

adj. not worn by exposure to the weather; "chemical weathering was beginning to attack the unweathered bedrock"

adj. in training: "an apprentice carpenter"

adj. young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"

adj. lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"

adj. not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject"

adj. not having had extensive practice

adj. radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"

adj. done by hand without mechanical aids or devices; "a freehand drawing"

adj. containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"

adj. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"

adj. (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them"

adj. not derivative or imitative; "a natural underivative poet"

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

v. be obedient to

adj. of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

adj. showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"

adj. passed along for further use by others

adj. affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

adj. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

adj. worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"

adj. having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"

adj. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

adj. showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"

adj. affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

adj. worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"

adj. having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"

adj. covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"

adj. well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"

adj. not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"