Shift
verbNoun
the act of moving from one place to another
“his constant shifting disrupted the class”
Similar:ShiftingType of:MovementMotionMovethe act of changing one thing or position for another
the time period during which you are at work
Type of:Hours(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Similar:DisplacementType of:Translationthe key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
Type of:Keya qualitative change
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
Type of:GangCrew
Verb
move very slightly
“He shifted in his seat”
move from one setting or context to another
“shift the emphasis”
“shift one's attention”
change gears
“you have to shift when you go down a steep hill”
change in quality
“His tone shifted”
Type of:Changechange phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
“Grimm showed how the consonants shifted”
Type of:Changemove and exchange for another
“shift the date for our class reunion”
Type of:ReplaceExchangeInterchangeuse a shift key on a keyboard
“She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case”
Type of:TypeTypewritemove sideways or in an unsteady way
move around
Similar:TransferType of:DisplaceMovechange place or direction
Type of:MoveDisplacemake a shift in or exchange of
move abruptly
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
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- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA