Noun
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a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
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a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
- shift key -
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
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(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"
- geological fault -
the act of moving from one place to another
"his constant shifting disrupted the class"
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the act of changing one thing or position for another
"his switch on abortion cost him the election"
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the time period during which you are at work
- work shift - duty period -
a qualitative change
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an event in which something is displaced without rotation
Verb
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lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
"switch to a different brand of beer"
"She switched psychiatrists"
"The car changed lanes"
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change gears
"you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
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change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
"Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
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use a shift key on a keyboard
"She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
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move abruptly
"The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
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move sideways or in an unsteady way
"The ship careened out of control"
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move and exchange for another
"shift the date for our class reunion"
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change in quality
"His tone shifted"
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move from one setting or context to another
"shift the emphasis"
"shift one's attention"
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move very slightly
"He shifted in his seat"
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move around
"transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
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change place or direction
"Shift one's position"
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make a shift in or exchange of
"First Joe led
then we switched"
- change over