| shift | | |
| displacement, shift | (n.) | an event in which something is displaced without rotation. |
| shift, transformation, transmutation | (n.) | a qualitative change. |
| duty period, shift, work shift | (n.) | the time period during which you are at work. |
| shift, switch, switching | (n.) | the act of changing one thing or position for another.; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" |
| shift, shifting | (n.) | the act of moving from one place to another.; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" |
| break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift | (n.) | (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" |
| shift | (n.) | a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time. |
| shift, shift key | (n.) | the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters. |
| chemise, shift, shimmy, slip, teddy | (n.) | a woman's sleeveless undergarment. |
| chemise, sack, shift | (n.) | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist. |
| change over, shift, switch | (v.) | make a shift in or exchange of.; "First Joe led; then we switched" |
| dislodge, reposition, shift | (v.) | change place or direction.; "Shift one's position" |
| shift, transfer | (v.) | move around.; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" |
| agitate, budge, shift, stir | (v.) | move very slightly.; "He shifted in his seat" |
| shift | (v.) | move from one setting or context to another.; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention" |
| shift | (v.) | change in quality.; "His tone shifted" |
| shift | (v.) | move and exchange for another.; "shift the date for our class reunion" |
| careen, shift, tilt, wobble | (v.) | move sideways or in an unsteady way.; "The ship careened out of control" |
| lurch, pitch, shift | (v.) | move abruptly.; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" |
| shift | (v.) | use a shift key on a keyboard.; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case" |
| shift | (v.) | change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted" |
| shift | (v.) | change gears.; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill" |
| change, shift, switch | (v.) | 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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