Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)switch, switching, shiftthe act of changing one thing or position for another“his switch on abortion cost him the election” (n)shift, shiftingthe act of moving from one place to another“his constant shifting disrupted the class” (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” (n)shifta crew of workers who work for a specific period of time (n)shift key, shiftthe key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters (n)chemise, sack, shifta loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist Verbs
(v)transfer, shiftmove around“transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket” (v)shiftmove from one setting or context to another“shift the emphasis”,
“shift one's attention” (v)shiftchange in quality“His tone shifted” (v)shiftmove and exchange for another“shift the date for our class reunion” (v)shiftuse a shift key on a keyboard“She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case” (v)shiftchange phonetically as part of a systematic historical change“Grimm showed how the consonants shifted” (v)shiftchange gears“you have to shift when you go down a steep hill” (v)switch, shift, changelay aside, abandon, or leave for another“switch to a different brand of beer”,
“She switched psychiatrists”,
“The car changed lanes” 