English to English noun
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an event in which something is displaced without rotation | source: wordnet30 source: wordnet30
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the time period during which you are at work | source: wordnet30
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the act of changing one thing or position for another | Example:
• his switch on abortion cost him the election
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the act of moving from one place to another | Example:
• his constant shifting disrupted the class
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(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | Example:
• they built it right over a geological fault • he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
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a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time | source: wordnet30
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the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters | source: wordnet30
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a woman's sleeveless undergarment | source: wordnet30
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a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist | source: wordnet30 source: webster1913 verb
12 |
make a shift in or exchange of | Example:
• First Joe led; then we switched
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change place or direction | Example:
• Shift one's position
source: wordnet30 Example:
• transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
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• He shifted in his seat
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move from one setting or context to another | Example:
• shift the emphasis • shift one's attention
source: wordnet30 Example:
• His tone shifted
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move and exchange for another | Example:
• shift the date for our class reunion
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19 |
move sideways or in an unsteady way | Example:
• The ship careened out of control
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• The ship suddenly lurched to the left
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use a shift key on a keyboard | Example:
• She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
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22 |
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change | Example:
• Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
source: wordnet30 Example:
• you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
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24 |
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | Example:
• switch to a different brand of beer • She switched psychiatrists • The car changed lanes
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To divide; to distribute; to apportion. | source: webster1913
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To divide; to distribute. | source: webster1913
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