VERB | change | shift, switch, change over | make a shift in or exchange of |
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motion | shift, dislodge, reposition | change place or direction | |
motion | shift, transfer | move around | |
motion | shift, stir, budge, agitate | move very slightly | |
change | shift | move from one setting or context to another | |
change | shift | change in quality | |
change | shift | move and exchange for another | |
motion | shift, careen, wobble, tilt | move sideways or in an unsteady way | |
motion | shift, lurch, pitch | move abruptly | |
communication | shift | use a shift key on a keyboard | |
change | shift | change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change | |
change | shift | change gears | |
change | shift, switch, change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | |
NOUN | event | shift, displacement | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
event | shift, transformation, transmutation | a qualitative change | |
time | shift, work shift, duty period | the time period during which you are at work | |
act | shift, switch, switching | the act of changing one thing or position for another | |
act | shift, shifting | the act of moving from one place to another | |
object | shift, fault, faulting, geological fault, fracture, break | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | |
group | shift | a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time | |
artifact | shift, shift key | the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters | |
artifact | shift, chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment | |
artifact | shift, chemise, sack | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
Sounds | shih'ft | |
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Rhymes | adrift ... uplift: 18 rhymes with ihft... |
Meaning | An event in which something is displaced without rotation. | |
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Synonym | displacement | |
Narrower | amplitude | (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave |
luxation | displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ | |
Broader | translation | A uniform movement without rotation |
Spanish | desplazamiento | |
Verbs | shift | make a shift in or exchange of |
shift | move and exchange for another | |
shift | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
Meaning | The time period during which you are at work. | |
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Synonyms | work shift, duty period | |
Part of | workday, working day | The amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage |
Narrower | day shift | The work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) |
evening shift, swing shift | The work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) | |
go, spell, tour, turn | A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) | |
night shift, graveyard shift | The work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) | |
split shift | A working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between | |
trick | A period of work or duty | |
watch | A period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty | |
Broader | hours | A period of time assigned for work |
Meaning | The act of changing one thing or position for another. | |
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Synonyms | switch, switching | |
Narrower | switcheroo | A sudden unexpected switch |
Broader | change | The action of changing something |
Spanish | cambio, conmutación | |
Catalan | canvi, commutació | |
Verbs | shift | move from one setting or context to another |
Meaning | The act of moving from one place to another. | |
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Example | "his constant shifting disrupted the class" | |
Synonym | shifting | |
Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
Catalan | canvi, desplaçament, moviment | |
Adjectives | shifty | changing position or direction |
Verbs | shift | change place or direction |
shift | move very slightly | |
shift | move around | |
shift | move abruptly | |
shift | move sideways or in an unsteady way |
Meaning | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. | |
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Synonyms | fault, faulting, geological fault, fracture, break | |
Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
Instances | Denali Fault | A major open geological fault in Alaska |
San Andreas Fault | A major geological fault in California | |
Parts | fault line | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface |
Narrower | inclined fault | A geological fault in which one side is above the other |
strike-slip fault | A geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally | |
Broader | crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure | A long narrow opening |
Spanish | falla, fisura, fractura | |
Catalan | falla, fractura |
Meaning | A crew of workers who work for a specific period of time. | |
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Part of | work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men | The force of workers available |
Narrower | day shift, day watch | workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) |
evening shift | workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) | |
night shift, graveyard shift | workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) | |
relay | A crew of workers who relieve another crew | |
Broader | gang, crew, work party | An organized group of workmen |
Spanish | turno |
Meaning | The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters. | |
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Synonym | shift key | |
Part of | typewriter keyboard | A keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed |
Broader | key | A lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed |
Spanish | cambiar, tecla de mayúsculas | |
Catalan | nolex, tecla de majúscules |
Meaning | A woman's sleeveless undergarment. | |
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Synonyms | chemise, shimmy, slip, teddy | |
Parts | strap, shoulder strap | A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag |
Broader | undergarment, unmentionable | A garment worn under other garments |
Meaning | A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist. | |
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Synonyms | chemise, sack | |
Broader | dress, frock | A one-piece garment for a woman |
Meaning | make a shift in or exchange of. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | switch, change over | |
Narrower | back | shift to a counterclockwise direction |
veer | shift to a clockwise direction | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | cambiar, intercambiar, relevar, transferir | |
Catalan | canviar, transferir | |
Nouns | shift | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
Meaning | change place or direction. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "Shift one's position" | |
Synonyms | dislodge, reposition | |
Narrower | beat down | dislodge from a position |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Spanish | desplazar, resituar | |
Nouns | shift, shifting | the act of moving from one place to another |
Meaning | Move around. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonym | transfer | |
Narrower | bunker | transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse |
carry | transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next / next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication | |
carry over, carry forward | transfer from one time period to the next | |
remove, transfer | shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes | |
shuffle | Move about, move back and forth | |
shunt | transfer to another track, of trains | |
translocate | transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position | |
transpose | transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality | |
transship | transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another | |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Spanish | transferir, transportar, trasladar | |
Catalan | mudar, transbordar, transferir, transportar, traslladar, traspassar | |
Nouns | shift | the act of moving from one place to another |
Meaning | Move very slightly. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Model | The crowds shift in the streets | |
Example | "He shifted in his seat" | |
Synonyms | stir, budge, agitate | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Spanish | agitarse, agitar, moverse | |
Catalan | girar, moure's | |
Nouns | shift, shifting | the act of moving from one place to another |
Meaning | Move from one setting or context to another. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
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Narrower | transfer, transpose, transplant | transfer from one place or period to another |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | modificar | |
Catalan | modificar, mudar | |
Nouns | shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
shift | a qualitative change |
Meaning | change in quality. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "His tone shifted" | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Spanish | transferir | |
Catalan | canviar, transferir | |
Nouns | shift | a qualitative change |
Meaning | Move and exchange for another. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "shift the date for our class reunion" | |
Broader | substitute, replace, interchange, exchange | put in the place of another |
Spanish | cambiar | |
Catalan | canviar | |
Nouns | shift | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
Meaning | Move sideways or in an unsteady way. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | careen, wobble, tilt | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Spanish | bambolearse, cambiar, escorar, inclinarse, ladearse | |
Nouns | shift | the act of moving from one place to another |
Meaning | Move abruptly. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | lurch, pitch | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Spanish | arrojarse, cambiar de dirección, dar una sacudida, sacudirse | |
Nouns | shift | the act of moving from one place to another |
Meaning | Use a shift key on a keyboard. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case" | |
Broader | type, typewrite | Write by means of a keyboard with types |
Meaning | change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted" | |
Category | phonetics | The branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Spanish | cambiar |
Meaning | change gears. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill" | |
Broader | switch, shift, change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
Spanish | cambiar velocidades | |
Nouns | shifter | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears |
Meaning | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | switch, change | |
Narrower | break | change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another |
break | change directions suddenly | |
cut | make an abrupt change of image or sound | |
diphthongize, diphthongise | change from a simple vowel to a diphthong | |
leap, jump | Pass abruptly from one state or topic / topic to another | |
shift | change gears | |
surf, channel-surf | switch channels, on television | |
transition | make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) | |
Similar to | change | change clothes |
change, exchange, commute, convert | Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | |
Spanish | abandonar, cambiar, transferir | |
Catalan | abandonar, canviar, transferir, transformar | |
Nouns | shift | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
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