Quick definitions from WordNet (shift)
▸ noun: the act of moving from one place to another ("His constant shifting disrupted the class")
▸ noun: an event in which something is displaced without rotation
▸ noun: a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
▸ noun: the time period during which you are at work
▸ noun: the act of changing one thing or position for another
▸ noun: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
▸ noun: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
▸ noun: a qualitative change
▸ noun: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
▸ verb: move and exchange for another ("Shift the date for our class reunion")
▸ verb: change gears ("You have to shift when you go down a steep hill")
▸ verb: move from one setting or context to another ("Shift the emphasis")
▸ verb: change in quality ("His tone shifted")
▸ verb: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change ("Grimm showed how the consonants shifted")
▸ verb: use a shift key on a keyboard ("She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case")
▸ verb: change place or direction ("Shift one's position")
▸ verb: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
▸ verb: move very slightly ("He shifted in his seat")
▸ verb: move around
▸ verb: make a shift in or exchange of
▸ verb: move abruptly
▸ verb: move sideways or in an unsteady way
▸ Also see shifts
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▸ noun: the act of moving from one place to another ("His constant shifting disrupted the class")
▸ noun: an event in which something is displaced without rotation
▸ noun: a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
▸ noun: the time period during which you are at work
▸ noun: the act of changing one thing or position for another
▸ noun: a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
▸ noun: a woman's sleeveless undergarment
▸ noun: a qualitative change
▸ noun: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
▸ verb: move and exchange for another ("Shift the date for our class reunion")
▸ verb: change gears ("You have to shift when you go down a steep hill")
▸ verb: move from one setting or context to another ("Shift the emphasis")
▸ verb: change in quality ("His tone shifted")
▸ verb: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change ("Grimm showed how the consonants shifted")
▸ verb: use a shift key on a keyboard ("She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case")
▸ verb: change place or direction ("Shift one's position")
▸ verb: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
▸ verb: move very slightly ("He shifted in his seat")
▸ verb: move around
▸ verb: make a shift in or exchange of
▸ verb: move abruptly
▸ verb: move sideways or in an unsteady way
▸ Also see shifts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to SHIFT
▸ Usage examples for SHIFT
▸ Idioms related to SHIFT (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing SHIFT
▸ Words that often appear near SHIFT
▸ Rhymes of SHIFT
▸ Invented words related to SHIFT