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- castling — the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- fill-in — a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion: The company used a fill-in for workers on vacation.
- deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
- designated hitter — In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher.
- exchange — Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- instauration — renewal; restoration; renovation; repair.
- dogcatcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- member of congress — law: elected representative
- fallback — an act or instance of falling back.
- benchwarmer — a player who is usually on the bench; reserve
- councilor — A councilor is a member of a local council.
- dh — Department of Health
- alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
- dhs — (in Canada) district high school
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- amends — recompense or compensation given or gained for some injury, insult, etc
- alternative — If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
- locum — locum tenens.
- homecoming — a return to one's home; arrival at home.
- heritor — inheritor.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- inheritor — a person who inherits; heir.
- interrelation — reciprocal relation.
- commutation — a substitution or exchange
- delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
- duplicate — a copy exactly like an original.
- changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
- inheritors — a person who inherits; heir.
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- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
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- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.