the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings

an act of joining or adjoining things

2.  a large road junction where motorways cross O There was a massive pile-up at the interchange. ■ verb /.intə'tʃeind7/ to ex- change one thing for another O The four wheels can be interchanged (with each other). O The players are constantly inter- changing positions on the field.

a formal command or admonition

At this time; for the present, Besides; in addition, Nevertheless, verb_ dialectal To melt; found; cast, as metal, noun_ dialectal A metal pan or boiler; yetling, A West African volute of the genus Cymbium; a boat-shell. See cut under Cymbium, conjunction_ And despite this; nevertheless, Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however

An outer position, place, or area, adverb_ On the outside, On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally, Lacking something, preposition_ Not accompanied by; in the absence of, On or at the outside of; out of; not within, Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission, conjunction_ Unless, except (introducing a clause), without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally; as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day, Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond

For which; on account of which; -- used relatively, The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; ; -- used as a compound relative, For what cause, reason, or purpose, noun_ The cause or intention underlying a given action or situation, A difficult problem or question, A dialectal form of quey, conjunction_ The reason that, The reason, cause, or purpose for which, Usage Problem On account of which; for which, interjection_ Used to express mild surprise, indignation, or impatience, Exclamation of mild surprise

A period of time, A time; a space of time; especially, a short space of time during which something happens or is to happen or be done, Time spent upon anything; expenditure of time, and hence of pains or labor; trouble_ as, to do it is not worth one's while, intransitive verb_ rare To loiter, transitive verb_ To spend (time) idly or pleasantly, To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away, conjunction_ Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas, During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that

At or in whatever place; wheresoever, An emphatic form of where, where in the world, conjunction_ In or to whichever place or situation, In or to whatever place; anywhere, In all places; everywhere

In what situation or position, To what situation; toward what end, At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the case or instance in which; -- used relatively, pronoun_ The place in which, The place or situation at, in, or to which, At, to, or in a place in which, noun_ Whereabout; situation; place, The place in which something happens, conjunction_ To which place or situation, While on the contrary; although; whereas, At, to, or in any place in which; wherever