Substitute
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3 letters

SUB
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

4 letters

TEMP
A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

SWAP
Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

VICE
A specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

LIEU
The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

5 letters

SITIN
Participate in an act of civil disobedience

PROXY
A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

SCRUB
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

LOCUM
Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

6 letters

SWITCH
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

BACKUP
Establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"

STEPIN
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

RELIEF
The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"

ERSATZ
Artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"

DEPUTY
An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

FILLIN
Supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments"

7 letters

REPLACE
Take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

STOPGAP
Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

STANDIN
Be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

INSTEAD
On the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"

RESERVE
Formality and propriety of manner

UTILITY
The service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"

8 letters

ALTEREGO
A very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself

RELIEVER
A person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears"

DEPUTISE
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

DEPUTIZE
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

EXCHANGE
The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

9 letters

ALTERNATE
Someone who takes the place of another person

BACKUPMAN
Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

SURROGATE
A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

11 letters

BENCHWARMER
(sports) a substitute who seldom plays

REPLACEMENT
The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

ALTERNATIVE
One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"

INTERCHANGE
Mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

14 letters

SECONDSTRINGER