Nouns

(n)shift, displacementan event in which something is displaced without rotation
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(n)transformation, transmutation, shifta qualitative change
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(n)shift, work shift, duty periodthe time period during which you are at work
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(n)switch, switching, shiftthe act of changing one thing or position for another“his switch on abortion cost him the election”
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(n)shift, shiftingthe act of moving from one place to another“his constant shifting disrupted the class”
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(n)fault, faulting, 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”, “he studied the faulting of the earth's crust”
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(n)shifta crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
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(n)shift key, shiftthe key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
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(n)chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddya woman's sleeveless undergarment
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(n)chemise, sack, shifta loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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Verbs

(v)switch, change over, shiftmake a shift in or exchange of“First Joe led; then we switched”
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(v)shift, dislodge, repositionchange place or direction“Shift one's position”
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(v)transfer, shiftmove around“transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket”
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(v)stir, shift, budge, agitatemove very slightly“He shifted in his seat”
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(v)shiftmove from one setting or context to another“shift the emphasis”, “shift one's attention”
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(v)shiftchange in quality“His tone shifted”
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(v)shiftmove and exchange for another“shift the date for our class reunion”
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(v)careen, wobble, shift, tiltmove sideways or in an unsteady way“The ship careened out of control”
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(v)lurch, pitch, shiftmove abruptly“The ship suddenly lurched to the left”
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(v)shiftuse a shift key on a keyboard“She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case”
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(v)shiftchange phonetically as part of a systematic historical change“Grimm showed how the consonants shifted”
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(v)shiftchange gears“you have to shift when you go down a steep hill”
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(v)switch, shift, changelay aside, abandon, or leave for another“switch to a different brand of beer”, “She switched psychiatrists”, “The car changed lanes”
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