SHIFT

Definition

1. noun an event in which something is displaced without rotation. — synonyms: displacement
2. noun a qualitative change. — synonyms: transformation, transmutation
3. noun the time period during which you are at work. — synonyms: work_shift, duty_period
4. noun the act of changing one thing or position for another. — synonyms: switch, switching
5. noun the act of moving from one place to another. — synonyms: shifting
6. noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. — synonyms: fault, faulting, geological_fault, fracture, break
7. noun a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time.
8. noun the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters. — synonyms: shift_key
9. noun a woman's sleeveless undergarment. — synonyms: chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy
10. noun a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist. — synonyms: chemise, sack
11. verb make a shift in or exchange of. — synonyms: switch, change_over
12. verb change place or direction. — synonyms: dislodge, reposition
13. verb move around. — synonyms: transfer
14. verb move very slightly. — synonyms: stir, budge, agitate
15. verb move from one setting or context to another.
16. verb change in quality.
17. verb move and exchange for another.
18. verb move sideways or in an unsteady way. — synonyms: careen, wobble, tilt
19. verb move abruptly. — synonyms: lurch, pitch
20. verb use a shift key on a keyboard.
21. verb change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.
22. verb change gears.
23. verb lay aside, abandon, or leave for another. — synonyms: switch, change