Definition of word 'shifts'

• n. an event in which something is displaced without rotation
• n. a qualitative change
• n. the time period during which you are at work
• n. the act of changing one thing or position for another
• n. the act of moving from one place to another
• n. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
• n. a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
• n. the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower- case letters to upper-case letters
• n. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
• n. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
• v. make a shift in or exchange of
• v. change place or direction
• v. move around
• v. move very slightly
• v. move from one setting or context to another
• v. change in quality
• v. move and exchange for another
• v. move sideways or in an unsteady way
• v. move abruptly
• v. use a shift key on a keyboard
• v. change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
• v. change gears
• v. lay aside

Synonyms of the word 'shift'

• displacement
• transformation
• transmutation
• work shift
• duty period
• switch
• switching
• shifting
• fault
• faulting
• geological fault
• fracture
• break
• shift key
• chemise
• shimmy
• slip
• teddy
• chemise
• sack
• switch
• change over
• dislodge
• reposition
• transfer
• stir
• budge
• agitate
• careen
• wobble
• tilt
• lurch
• pitch
• switch
• change

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