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shift
(/S//I/ft )

noun (n)

  • an event in which something is displaced without rotation(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    displacement
    source: wordnet30
  • a qualitative change(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    transformation, transmutation
    source: wordnet30
  • the time period during which you are at work(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    duty period, work shift
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of changing one thing or position for another(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    switch, switching
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of moving from one place to another(noun.act)
    Example:
    His constant shifting disrupted the class.
    Synonym:
    shifting
    source: wordnet30
  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault
    source: wordnet30
  • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    shift key
    source: wordnet30
  • a woman's sleeveless undergarment(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy
    source: wordnet30
  • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    chemise, sack
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of shifting.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make a shift in or exchange of(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    change over, switch
    source: wordnet30
  • change place or direction(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Shift one's position.
    Synonym:
    dislodge, reposition
    source: wordnet30
  • move around(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    transfer
    source: wordnet30
  • move very slightly(verb.motion)
    Example:
    He shifted in his seat.
    Synonym:
    agitate, budge, stir
    source: wordnet30
  • move from one setting or context to another(verb.change)
    Example:
    Shift the emphasis.
    Shift one's attention.
    source: wordnet30
  • change in quality(verb.change)
    Example:
    His tone shifted.
    source: wordnet30
  • move and exchange for another(verb.change)
    Example:
    Shift the date for our class reunion.
    source: wordnet30
  • move sideways or in an unsteady way(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    careen, tilt, wobble
    source: wordnet30
  • move abruptly(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    lurch, pitch
    source: wordnet30
  • use a shift key on a keyboard(verb.communication)
    Example:
    She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case.
    source: wordnet30
  • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change(verb.change)
    Example:
    Grimm showed how the consonants shifted.
    source: wordnet30
  • change gears(verb.change)
    Example:
    You have to shift when you go down a steep hill.
    source: wordnet30
  • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    change, switch
    source: wordnet30
  • To divide; to distribute; to apportion.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To divide; to distribute.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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