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shifts
verb(shift)
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Synonyms: change, switch,
shifts
noun(shift)
the act of changing one thing or position for another
Synonyms: switch, switching,
shifts
verb(shift)
move sideways or in an unsteady way
Synonyms: careen, tilt, wobble,
shifts
verb(shift)
move around
Synonyms: transfer,
shifts
verb(shift)
change place or direction
Synonyms: dislodge, reposition,
shifts
noun(shift)
the time period during which you are at work
Synonyms: duty period, work shift,
shifts
noun(shift)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Synonyms: break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault,
shifts
verb(shift)
make a shift in or exchange of
Synonyms: change over, switch,
shifts
verb(shift)
move abruptly
Synonyms: lurch, pitch,
shifts
noun(shift)
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Synonyms: chemise, sack,
shifts
noun(shift)
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Synonyms: displacement,
shifts
noun(shift)
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
Synonyms: shift key,
shifts
noun(shift)
the act of moving from one place to another
Synonyms: shifting,
Examples:
His constant shifting disrupted the class.
shifts
noun(shift)
a qualitative change
shifts
verb(shift)
move very slightly
Synonyms: agitate, budge, stir,
Examples:
He shifted in his seat.
shifts
noun(shift)
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Synonyms: chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy,
shifts
noun(shift)
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
shifts
verb(shift)
change gears
Examples:
You have to shift when you go down a steep hill.
shifts
verb(shift)
change in quality
Examples:
His tone shifted.
shifts
verb(shift)
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
Examples:
Grimm showed how the consonants shifted.
shifts
verb(shift)
move and exchange for another
Examples:
Shift the date for our class reunion.
shifts
verb(shift)
move from one setting or context to another
Examples:
Shift the emphasis.
Shift one's attention.
shifts
verb(shift)
use a shift key on a keyboard
Examples:
She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case.

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