1. shift - noun
· an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Synonym(s): displacement
Hypernym(s): translation
2. shift - noun
· a qualitative change
Synonym(s): transformation, transmutation
Hypernym(s): change, alteration, modification
3. shift - noun
· the time period during which you are at work
Synonym(s): work_shift, duty_period
Hypernym(s): hours
4. shift - noun
· the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
Hypernym(s): change
5. shift - noun
· the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
Synonym(s): shifting
Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move
6. shift - noun
· (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"
Synonym(s): fault, faulting, geological_fault, fracture, break
Hypernym(s): crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
7. shift - noun
· a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
Hypernym(s): gang, crew, work_party
8. shift - noun
· the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
Synonym(s): shift_key
Hypernym(s): key
9. shift - noun
· a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Synonym(s): chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy
Hypernym(s): undergarment, unmentionable
10. shift - noun
· a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
11. shift - verb
· make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
Synonym(s): switch, change_over
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
12. shift - verb
· change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
Synonym(s): dislodge, reposition
13. shift - verb
· move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
Synonym(s): transfer
14. shift - verb
· move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
Synonym(s): stir, budge, agitate
Hypernym(s): move
15. shift - verb
· move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
16. shift - verb
· change in quality; "His tone shifted"
Hypernym(s): change
17. shift - verb
· move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
Hypernym(s): substitute, replace, interchange, exchange
18. shift - verb
· move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
Synonym(s): careen, wobble, tilt
Hypernym(s): move
19. shift - verb
· move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
Hypernym(s): move
20. shift - verb
· use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
21. shift - verb
· change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
Hypernym(s): change
22. shift - verb
· change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
Hypernym(s): switch, shift, change
23. shift - verb
· lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
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