shift
Definitions
Noun
- An event in which something is displaced without rotation
- A qualitative change
- The time period during which you are at work
- The act of changing one thing or position for another
- The act of moving from one place to another
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- A crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
- The key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
- A woman's sleeveless undergarment
- A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
Verb
- Make a shift in or exchange of
- Change place or direction
- Move around
- Move very slightly
- Move from one setting or context to another
- Change in quality
- Move and exchange for another
- Move sideways or in an unsteady way
- Move abruptly
- Use a shift key on a keyboard
- Change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- Change gears
- Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
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| # | 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
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