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Noun shift has 9 senses
- shift, displacement - an event in which something is displaced without rotation
--1 is a kind of translation
--1 has particulars: amplitude; luxation
- transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change
--2 is a kind of change, alteration, modification
--2 has particulars:
- shift, work shift, duty period - the time period during which you are at work
--3 is a kind of hours
--3 is a part of workday, working day
--3 has particulars:
- switch, switching, shift - the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
--4 is a kind of change
--4 has particulars: switcheroo
- shift, shifting - the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
--5 is a kind of motion, movement, move
- fault, geological fault, shift, fracture, break - (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"
--6 is a kind of crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
--6 has parts: fault line
--6 has particulars:
- shift - a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
--7 is a kind of work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men
--7 has particulars:
- chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddies, teddy - a woman's sleeveless undergarment
--8 is a kind of undergarment
--8 has parts: strap, shoulder strap
- chemise, sack, shift - a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
--9 is a kind of dress, frock
Verb shift has 13 senses
- switch, change over, shift - make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- shift, dislodge, reposition - change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
--2 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- transfer, shift - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
--3 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- stir, shift, budge, agitate - move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
--4 is one way to move
Sample sentence:
The crowds shift in the streets
- shift - move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
--5 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- shift - change in quality; "His tone shifted"
--6 is one way to change
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
--7 is one way to substitute, replace
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- careen, wobble, shift, tilt - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
--8 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- lurch, pitch, shift - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
--9 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- shift - use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all ther letters are written in lower case"
--10 is one way to type, typewrite
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- shift - change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
--11 is one way to change
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- shift - change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
--12 is one way to switch, shift, change
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- switch, shift, change - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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