shift
Nouns
- (n) an event in which something is displaced without rotation displacement,
- (n) a qualitative change transformation, transmutation,
- (n) the time period during which you are at work duty period, work shift,
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(n) the act of changing one thing or position for another
- his switch on abortion cost him the election
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(n) the act of moving from one place to another
- his constant shifting disrupted the class
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(n) (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
- (n) a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
- (n) the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters shift key,
- (n) a woman's sleeveless undergarment chemise, shimmy, teddy, slip,
- (n) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist chemise, sack,
Verbs
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(v) make a shift in or exchange of
- First Joe led; then we switched
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(v) change place or direction
- Shift one's position
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(v) move around
- transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
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(v) move very slightly
- He shifted in his seat
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(v) move from one setting or context to another
- shift the emphasis
- shift one's attention
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(v) change in quality
- His tone shifted
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(v) move and exchange for another
- shift the date for our class reunion
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(v) move sideways or in an unsteady way
- The ship careened out of control
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(v) move abruptly
- The ship suddenly lurched to the left
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(v) use a shift key on a keyboard
- She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
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(v) change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
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(v) change gears
- you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
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(v) lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- switch to a different brand of beer
- She switched psychiatrists
- The car changed lanes