shift

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  shift — noun — english

  an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — noun — english

  a qualitative change

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  shift — noun — english

  the time period during which you are at work

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — noun — english

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

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  shift — noun — english

  the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

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  shift — noun — english

  (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"

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — noun — english

  a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

• March 2. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — noun — english

  the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

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  shift — noun — english

  a woman's sleeveless undergarment

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  shift — noun — english

  a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  change in quality; "His tone shifted"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  shift — verb — english

  lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"