Phrase Hound found 292 phrases and 56 compound words that contain change. The most common are listed below. Open change in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 292
- change the gameTo revolutionize a field of endeavor.
- change the subjectTo talk about something else, especially to avoid issues that are too delicate or difficult.
- climate changeNatural large-scale and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system, as brought about by ice ages.
- keep the changeAn instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.
- change of stateAny change of a substance from one physical state (solid, liquid or gas) to another.
- regime changeThe overthrow of a government that is considered an illegitimate regime by means of an external force (especially military might), and its replacement with a new government according to the concept of political legitimacy promoted by that …
- change of heartA change of one's opinion, belief or decision.
- small changeCoins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag, ready for small purchases.
- change managementthe controlled implementation of required changes to some system; includes version control and planned fallback
- change the recordTo change the subject; to discuss something else.
- change of mindA decision that rejects a previous decision in favor of something different.
- name changeThe legal act by a person of changing their name.
- career change
- sea changeA profound transformation; a metamorphosis.
- sex changeA change in sex, either natural or artificial.
- rate of changeA value that results from dividing the change in a function of a variable by the corresponding change in the variable
- change overto convert to, to make a transition from one system to another
- change-upA pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery.
- language changeThe process of alteration in the features of a single language, or of languages in general, across a period of time.
- oil changeThe process of draining old oil from an engine or gearbox and refilling it with fresh oil, often done at recommended intervals.
- sound changeAny process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).
- change the channelTo redirect someone’s attention.
- chunk of changeA significant amount of money.
- Social Change
- change of airSynonym of change of scenery: A movement from one location to another.
Compound words 56
- changelogA log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- changerSomeone or something who changes things.
- changeableCapable of being changed.
- changesetA set of changes, as in source control.
- changelingIn pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in …
- shortchangeTo defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
- seachangeA movement of people from cities to rural coastal areas.
- changeroomchanging room, locker-room
- rechangeAnother change; a subsequent change.
- changieA changing room.