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Term: shift

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "shift": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

shift

Definitions

Noun

  1. An event in which something is displaced without rotation
  2. A qualitative change
  3. The time period during which you are at work
  4. The act of changing one thing or position for another
  5. The act of moving from one place to another
  6. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
  7. A crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
  8. The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
  9. A woman's sleeveless undergarment
  10. A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

Verb

  1. Make a shift in or exchange of
  2. Change place or direction
  3. Move around
  4. Move very slightly
  5. Move from one setting or context to another
  6. Change in quality
  7. Move and exchange for another
  8. Move sideways or in an unsteady way
  9. Move abruptly
  10. Use a shift key on a keyboard
  11. Change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
  12. Change gears
  13. Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "shift".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shift 1 41
2 shifted 2 18
3 shifts 1 17
4 shifting 2 11
5 makeshift 2 6
6 shiftless 2 1
7 shifty 2 1
8 shifter 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "shift".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shaft 1 11

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shift".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 sit 1 67
2 swift 1 33
3 shirt 1 27
4 shifted 2 18
5 shifts 1 17
6 shaft 1 11
7 shifting 2 11
8 shit 1 2
9 shiflett 2 2
10 shifty 2 1
11 shrift 1 0
12 sift 1 0
13 shifter 2 0
14 shiflet 2 0
15 sifts 1 0
16 shits 1 0
17 shiff 1 0
18 shoplift 2 0
19 shifflet 2 0
20 shi 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "shift" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shift in 1 3
2 shift from 1 3
3 shift to 1 2
4 shift and 1 2
5 shift is 1 2
6 shift away 2 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "shift" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 last shift 1 19
2 to shift 1 2
3 a shift 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "shift" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 winds 1 2
2 last 1 2
3 massive 2 2
4 could 1 2
5 able 2 2
6 polar 2 2
7 rapid 2 2
8 emphasize 3 2
9 operations 4 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shift".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 shaft 1 11

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Term

Definitions: 23

Fragments: 8

Sound Alikes: 1

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 6

Words that Precede: 3

Statistically Associated: 9

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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