step-in
Easily donned garment
Step-in describes footwear or clothing designed to be put on by stepping into rather than pulling over the head or fastening: step-in shoes, step-in ski bindings.
As a noun, step-ins are underwear—particularly women's panties—that you step into rather than pull on.
The adjective also describes a substitute who steps into someone else's role: a step-in replacement.
Facilitate agreement between disputants
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
- arbitrateSettle as impartial judge
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
reconcile · resolve · settle · facilitate · peacemaker · go-between · liaison · buffer
What takes another's place
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- alternateOccur in succession
deputy · surrogate · reliever · locum · temp · pinch-hitter · reserve · second-string
mediate
Facilitate agreement between disputants
broker · reconcile · resolve · settle · facilitate · peacemaker · go-between · liaison · buffer · defuse
replacement
What takes another's place
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- proxyAuthorized substitute
alternate · deputy · surrogate · reliever · locum · temp · pinch-hitter · reserve · second-string · successor
slippers
Soft indoor footwear
clogs · slides · espadrilles · sneakers · laceless · sockless · comfort · ease · casual · leather
binding
Legally or morally required
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- strapNarrow flexible binding material
fastener · secure · adjustable · quick-release · equipment · gear · rigging