flip-flop

English Thesaurus

1. a backward somersault (noun.act)

hypernym	:	flip, somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset,
definition	:	an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return (noun.act)

2. an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit,
definition	:	an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow (noun.artifact)

3. a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	sandal,
definition	:	a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot (noun.artifact)

4. a decision to reverse an earlier decision (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	deciding, decision making,
definition	:	the cognitive process of reaching a decision (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	afterthought, reconsideration, rethink, second thought,
definition	:	thinking again about a choice previously made (noun.cognition)

5. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change by reversal, reverse, turn,
definition	:	change to the contrary (verb.change)

6. a decision to reverse an earlier decision (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack,
definition	:	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

derivation	:	annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate,
definition	:	cancel officially (verb.communication)

7. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

derivation	:	shift, switch, switching,
definition	:	the act of changing one thing or position for another (noun.act)

derivation	:	tack, tacking,
definition	:	(nautical) the act of changing tack (noun.act)

derivation	:	change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout, turnaround,
definition	:	a decision to reverse an earlier decision (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	permutation, replacement, substitution, switch, transposition,
definition	:	an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

8. a decision to reverse an earlier decision (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack,
definition	:	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

derivation	:	annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate,
definition	:	cancel officially (verb.communication)

9. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

derivation	:	shift, switch, switching,
definition	:	the act of changing one thing or position for another (noun.act)

derivation	:	tack, tacking,
definition	:	(nautical) the act of changing tack (noun.act)

derivation	:	change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout, turnaround,
definition	:	a decision to reverse an earlier decision (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	permutation, replacement, substitution, switch, transposition,
definition	:	an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)