Adjust vs. Change

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Adjustverb

(transitive) To modify.

Adjustverb

(transitive) To improve or rectify.

Adjustverb

(transitive) To settle an insurance claim.

Adjustverb

(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.

Adjustverb

To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.

Adjustverb

To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.

Adjustverb

To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.

Adjustverb

To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.

Adjustverb

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;

Adjustverb

place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight;

Adjustverb

adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions;

Adjustverb

make correspondent or conformable;

Adjustverb

decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

Changeverb

(intransitive) To become something different.

Changeverb

To make something into something else.

Changeverb

(transitive) To replace.

Changeverb

(intransitive) To replace one's clothing.

Changeverb

(intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)

Changeverb

(archaic) To exchange.

Changeverb

(transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).

Changenoun

(countable) The process of becoming different.

Changenoun

(uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.

Changenoun

(countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes

Changenoun

(uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.

Changenoun

(uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).

Changenoun

(countable) A transfer between vehicles.

Changenoun

(baseball) A change-up pitch.

Changenoun

(campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

Changenoun

(dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.

Changenoun

A public house; an alehouse.

Changeverb

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.

Changeverb

To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.

Changeverb

To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; - followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.

Changeverb

Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.

Changeverb

To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes change for the better.

Changeverb

To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night.

Changenoun

Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles.

Changenoun

A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of seasons.

Changenoun

A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon.

Changenoun

Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.

Changenoun

That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for another.

Changenoun

Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins and bank bills are made available in small dealings; hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a coin or note exceeding the sum due.

Changenoun

A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions.

Changenoun

A public house; an alehouse.

Changenoun

Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.

Changenoun

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another;

Changenoun

a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event;

Changenoun

the action of changing something;

Changenoun

the result of alteration or modification;

Changenoun

the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due;

Changenoun

a thing that is different;

Changenoun

a different or fresh set of clothes;

Changenoun

coins of small denomination regarded collectively;

Changenoun

money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency;

Changenoun

a difference that is usually pleasant;

Changeverb

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature;

Changeverb

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation;

Changeverb

make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence;

Changeverb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;

Changeverb

change clothes; put on different clothes;

Changeverb

exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category;

Changeverb

give to, and receive from, one another;

Changeverb

change from one vehicle or transportation line to another;

Changeverb

become deeper in tone;

Changeverb

remove or replace the coverings of;

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