English to English
shift
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noun (n)
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- the time period during which you are at work(noun.time)source: wordnet30
- the act of moving from one place to another(noun.act)Example:
His constant shifting disrupted the class.
source: wordnet30 - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- The act of shifting.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- change place or direction(verb.motion)Example:
Shift one's position.
source: wordnet30 - move from one setting or context to another(verb.change)Example:
Shift the emphasis.
Shift one's attention.
source: wordnet30 - change in quality(verb.change)Example:
His tone shifted.
source: wordnet30 - move and exchange for another(verb.change)Example:
Shift the date for our class reunion.
source: wordnet30 - use a shift key on a keyboard(verb.communication)Example:
She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case.
source: wordnet30 - change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change(verb.change)Example:
Grimm showed how the consonants shifted.
source: wordnet30 - change gears(verb.change)Example:
You have to shift when you go down a steep hill.
source: wordnet30 - To divide; to distribute; to apportion.(verb)source: webster1913
- To divide; to distribute.(verb)source: webster1913