alternate (
http://definr.com/alternate)
adj 1: every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on
alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the
White Queen [syn:
alternate(a),
every other(a)]
2: allowing a choice; "an alternative plan" [syn:
alternative]
3: occurring by turns; first one and then the other;
"alternating feelings of love and hate" [syn:
alternate(a),
alternating(a)]
4: (botany) of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and
then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired;
"stems with alternate leaves" [ant:
opposite]
n : someone who takes the place of another person [syn:
surrogate,
replacement]
v 1: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states
or conditions [syn:
jump]
2: exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and
functions
3: be an understudy or alternate for a role [syn:
understudy]
4: reverse, as of direction or attitude [syn:
interchange,
switch,
flip,
flip-flop]
5: do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
[syn:
take turns]